Red Titi (Callicebus cupreus)
Callicebus cupreus discolor:
The forehead has a whitish or buffy colored tuft that contrasts with the agouti colored region of the anterior crown (Hershkovitz, 1990). The sideburns, side of the neck, lower arms, legs, chest, and belly are reddish in color (Hershkovitz, 1990). The crown, sides of body, back, and tail of this subspecies are agouti in color (Hershkovitz, 1990). The terminal third of the tail is predominately buffy in color (Hershkovitz, 1990).
Callicebus cupreus ornatus:
On the forehead there is a pale frontal blaze, a pale strip across the forehead (Hershkovitz, 1990). The crown is colored reddish brown to nearly blackish with the base of the hairs whitish or buffy (Hershkovitz, 1990). The sideburns, ventral side, inner side of limbs, outer side of legs, and lower part of forearms are reddish in coloration (Hershkovitz, 1990). The digits are pale contrasting with that of the lower forearms (Hershkovitz, 1990). The outer side of the thighs and the upper arms are buffy agouti in color in this subspecies (Hershkovitz, 1990).
RANGE:
This species is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The red titi in Colombia is found in
gallery forests
and isolated patches of woods (Kinzey, 1981). This species occurs where lianas are frequent and in bamboo thickets (Kinzey, 1981).
The three subspecies of this species each have distinct ranges:
Callicebus cupreus cupreus:
This subspecies is found from the left bank of the Purus River, Amazonas, Brazil, west to the east bank of the Ucayali River, Peru (Hershkovitz, 1990). This subspecies is also found south in the Purus River basin in Acre, Brazil and Loreto and Madre de Dios, Peru (Hershkovitz, 1990). This subspecies is found in altitudes up to 200 meters above sea level (Hershkovitz, 1990). This subspecies is found in the Communal Reserve Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo in Peru (Aquino and Encarnacion, 1994).
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