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NEOTROPICAL Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forest
mammals

The mammals of the rainforest of South and Central America...

Order Primates

Family Callitrichidae: Marmosets & Tamarins

The Marmosets and Tamarins are all small primates. They scamper about in cooperative polyandrous groups , with one central reproductively active female, who breeds with multiple males. They are reported to produce mostly twins at birth. They are only found in the Neotropics of South and Central America.

Callithrix jacchus, 'Common Marmoset'. Found in Atlantic forest and other habitats in north-eastern Brazil, including being introduced into Rio.

Family Cebidae: Capuchins and Squirrel Monkeys

Sapajus spp. 'Capuchins'

The monkey Marcel from friends was a capuchin!

Sapajus apella, 'Brown Capuchin', 'Black-capped Capuchin' (Cock of the Rock Lodge, Peru). Widespread across South America, and probably comprised of different species.

Saimiri spp. 'Squirrel Monkey'

Squirrel Monkey taxonomy is quite confusing as there has been many recent studies shifting species around.

Saimiri cassiquiarensis (macrodon), 'Humboldt Squirrel Monkey (Ecuador subspecies)'.

Family Pitheciidae: Titi, Saki, Uakari

'Titi Monkey', 'Springaffen (German)'

There are lot of species of Titi monkey! Recent taxonomic classification studies has revealed many are endemic to small areas. They usually have brown, grey or reddish colours. Some species have a different coloured forehead or a unibrow. Unusually for primates, they mate for life. Poor buggers. They are found in tropical rainforest in South America. 

?  Plecturocebus discolor 'White-tailed Titi Monkey'.

Family Atelidae: Howler, Spider & Woolly Monkeys

Lagothrix cana, 'Gray Woolly Monkey'. Usually found in mountain rainforest, in south-eastern Peru and western Brazil, and small patches in Bolivia.

Order Rodentia

Family Sciuridae Squirrels

Sciurus ignitus, 'Bolivian Squirrel' (Manu Road, Peru).

Sciurus spadiceus, 'Southern Amazon Red Squirrel' (Cock of the Rock Lodge, Peru).

Notosciurus granatensis, 'Red-tailed Squirrel' (Bellavista Lodge, Ecuador).

Family Dasyproctidae: Agoutis and Acouchis

Dasyprocta variegata, 'Brown Agouti'. (Split from the Central American Agouti).

Dasyprocta fuliginosa, 'Black Agouti'. Usually found somewhere near freshwater, in forests and woodlands in the north-west Amazon part of South America.

Order Carnivora

Family Felidae: Cats

Panthera onca 'Jaguar'. The biggest cat in the Americas. Melanistic forms of both (Old World) Leopards and (New World) Jaguars are known as 'Black Panthers'.

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