Species at the Sanctuary
Species at the Sanctuary
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Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus)
Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus)
Origin: Ecuador to Honduras
Conservation Status: Least concern
Lifespan: 47 years
Interesting fact: Even though capuchins tend to travel over a mile per day, they spend 47% of their nights in 1 sleeping tree in the core area of their home range.
White Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
White Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Origin: Brazil
Conservation Status: Least concern
Lifespan: 11.7 years
Interesting fact: This species has been imported to several South American regions where it has adapted to local conditions, such as parks in Rio de Janeio
Weid's Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)
Weid's Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)
Origin: Just beneath the eastern-most tip of Brazil
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Interesting Fact: They are known to catch insects as they flee from swarms of army ants
Black Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)
Black Tufted-eared Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)
Origin: South-central Brazil
Conservation Status: Least concern
Interesting Fact: Their diet consists of 70% tree gums
Saddleback Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)
Saddleback Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)
Origin: The common borders of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Columbia
Conservation Status: Least concern
Interesting Fact: During the wet season, these tamarins subsist almost entirely on fruit; but during the dry season, they forage about 1.5 hours per day for animal prey
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinas oedipus)
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinas oedipus)
Origin: The border of Colombia by Panama
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Interesting Fact: In the 1960s-1970s, more than 30,000 cotton-top tamarins were exported from Colombia for pets and biomedical research.
Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
Origin: Mexico to Panama
Conservation Status: Endangered
Lifespan: 47 years in captivity
Interesting Fact: Spider Monkeys move through the forests using tail-assisted brachiation. This is an arboreal form of locomotion in which monkeys propel themselves forward by alternating hand grasps with tail grasps in sequence.
Conservation Status Glossary
Conservation Status Glossary
Least concern: A larger population of this species exists relative to the most endangered species; but is still in danger of extinction with the current rate of deforestation
Rare: a small population exists in the wild; the species is presently not endangered but is considered at risk
Vulnerable: species has at least a 10% probability of extinction in the wild in the next 100 years.
Threatened: species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future
Endangered: the probability of extinction for the species is at least 20% within 20 years.
Critically Endangered: the probability of extinction is at least 20% within 10 years
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