Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Barbara Brown's titi (Callicebus barbarabrownae), recorded as Critically Endangered
Barbara Brown's titi (Callicebus barbarabrownae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Barbara Brown's titi

Callicebus barbarabrownae

Barbara Brown's titi is a primate in the family Pitheciidae (order Primates) — Callicebus barbarabrownae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Callicebus barbarabrownae
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Pitheciidae · Callicebus

Appearance

Barbara Brown's titi monkey, also popularly known as the blond titi monkey or northern Bahian blond titi, is a titi, a type of New World monkey. It is named after the zoologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.

Range and habitat

This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Cattle ranching, agriculture, and continuing urbanization are the main threats, with the area in rapid development facilitated by an extensive network of highways. Other threats include potential dangers from roads and power-lines and predation by domestic pets. This species is often found in small, fragmented populations that are exposed to synergistic genetic and demographic risks.

During surveys, a few individuals were found being kept as pets. Several organizations, among them the Brazilian Institute for the Environment, are working to promote the study and protection of Brazil's threatened primates.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Barbara Brown's titi is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Barbara Brown's titi, Wikidata item Q1350660. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Coimbra Filho's titi (Callicebus coimbrai), recorded as EndangeredEN

Coimbra Filho's titi

Callicebus coimbrai
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Barbara Brown's titi?
Barbara Brown's titi is a primate in the family Pitheciidae (order Primates) — Callicebus barbarabrownae.
What is the conservation status of Barbara Brown's titi?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Callicebus barbarabrownae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Barbara Brown's titi live?
This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain.
Why is Barbara Brown's titi in crisis?
This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Callicebus barbarabrownae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Barbara Brown's titi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.