Coimbra Filho's titi monkey

Coimbra Filho's titi[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Genus: Callicebus
Species:
C. coimbrai
Binomial name
Callicebus coimbrai
Geographic range

Coimbra Filho's titi monkey (Callicebus coimbrai) or just Coimbra's titi is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to forests in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe.[2] It was first discovered by Shuji Kobayashi. It is considered one of the most endangered of all Neotropical primates.[3] It is named after Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho, founder and Former Director of the Rio de Janeiro Primate Centre, in honor of his work in the field of Brazilian primatology and biology.[4]

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Jerusalinsky, L.; Souza-Alves, J.P.; Ferrari, S.F. (2020). "Callicebus coimbrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39954A17972422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39954A17972422.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jerusalinsky, Leandro (2006). "Preliminary Evaluation of the Conservation Status of Callicebus coimbrai Kobayashi & Langguth, 1999 in the Brazilian State of Sergipe". Primate Conservation. 21: 25–32. doi:10.1896/0898-6207.21.1.25. S2CID 54641819.
  4. ^ Kobayashi, Shuji; Langguth, Alfredo (1999). "A new species of titi monkey, Callicebus Thomas, from north-eastern Brazil (Primates, Cebidae)". Revta Bras. Zool. 16 (2): 531–551. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000200018.