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Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848) is a animal in the Pitheciidae family, order Primates, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848) (Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848))
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Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848)

Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848)

Plecturocebus discolor, the white-tailed titi monkey, is a South American New World titi monkey found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Family
Genus
Plecturocebus
Order
Primates
Class
Mammalia

About Plecturocebus discolor (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848)

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

The white-tailed titi monkey, scientifically named Plecturocebus discolor, is a species of titi monkey, which is a type of New World monkey native to South America.

Geographic Range

This species occurs in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomic History

It was first described in 1848 under the name Callithrix discolor.

Photo: (c) Ben Schweinhart, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ben Schweinhart

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Pitheciidae Plecturocebus

More from Pitheciidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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