Rio Mayo titi monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Rio Mayo titi monkey lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Plecturocebus oenanthe
Group	Monkeys
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Pitheciidae

Where does the Rio Mayo titi monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Rio Mayo titi monkey in 1 country or territory across South America.

Peru

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Rio Mayo titi monkey endangered?

The Rio Mayo titi monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Rio Mayo titi monkey?

The Rio Mayo titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Pitheciidae, genus Plecturocebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Rio Mayo titi monkey

The Rio Mayo titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe) is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Peru. The Rio Mayo titi, was thought previously to have a small range of origin in the Alto Mayo valley, but research has proven that the range extends southward and reaches the Bajo Mayo and Huallaga Central. It had been classified as vulnerable but due to major habitat loss and restricted living space, it is now classified as Critically Endangered. In October 2012, it was included in The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates list. An increase in deforestation is leading to the decrease in available living space for this titi monkey, forcing it to live in sympatry with another species of Callicebus. Yet in some areas, such drastic deforestation has resulted in extremely high population density. The Rio Mayo titi is better adapted to moderately populated areas, thus overpopulation negatively impacts the species. The forests the Rio Mayo titi lives in are being destroyed for agricultural purposes, leaving little forest for the monkeys. They were only seen a few times and featured in museums until 2003 when more research was done on them. In order for this species to survive, their forests need to be protected to avoid overpopulation. Different conservation groups are working to help P. oenanthe survive. Neotropical Primate Conservation, Proyecto Mono Tocón and Amazónicos para la Amazonia are working in the more southern areas to protect the monkey.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rio Mayo titi monkey (revision 1356932212), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q56120707 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).