These striking looking primates may be small in stature but they’re big on personality.
The male is instantly recognisable due to the jet black hair covering most of his body, apart from his face which is a whitey/pink colour. They sport a rather fetching ‘tash’ too! Whereas the females are grey/brown in colour and have a ‘beatles’ inspired haircut!
They prefer to spend their time in the trees at the middle to lower canopy level and very rarely climb down to the floor.
Latin name
Pithecia pithecia
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Pitheciidae
Conservation status
Least concern
South America, in and around Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana.
Very, they mostly move on all fours but do sometimes run in an upright position.
They are frugivorous. That means they mainly eat fruit. They do sometimes eat seeds and nuts too.
