Ornate Titi Monkey   MONKEY
 
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Scientific Name:
Callicebus ornatus
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Callicebus cupreus ssp. ornatus
Group:
Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
VU-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Colombia

Facts Summary:
The Ornate Titi Monkey (Callicebus ornatus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Colombia. This species is also known by the following name(s): Callicebus cupreus ssp. ornatus.


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