Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Alta Floresta titi monkey (Plecturocebus grovesi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Alta Floresta titi monkey (Plecturocebus grovesi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Alta Floresta titi monkey

Plecturocebus grovesi

The Alta Floresta titi monkey, also known as the Groves's titi monkey, is a titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Plecturocebus grovesi
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Pitheciidae · Plecturocebus

Appearance

It can be distinguished from other species in the P. Moloch group by the combination of its agouti dorsal parts, the bright red-brown venter, the entirely black tail with a white tip, and the light yellow fur on the cheeks.

Range and habitat

The Alta Floresta titi monkey, also known as the Groves's titi monkey, is a titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. This species is projected to lose up to 86% of its forest habitat under a typical deforestation rate, and is thus classified as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List.

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

In crisis

Alta Floresta titi monkey 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 Alta Floresta titi monkey, Wikidata item Q59256859. 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 Caquetá titi monkey (Plecturocebus caquetensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Caquetá titi monkey

Plecturocebus caquetensis
Photograph of Rio Mayo titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Rio Mayo titi monkey

Plecturocebus oenanthe
Photograph of Vieira's titi (Plecturocebus vieirai), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vieira's titi

Plecturocebus vieirai
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Alta Floresta titi monkey?
Alta Floresta titi monkey is a primate in the family Pitheciidae (order Primates) — Plecturocebus grovesi.
What is the conservation status of Alta Floresta titi monkey?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Plecturocebus grovesi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alta Floresta titi monkey live?
This species is projected to lose up to 86% of its forest habitat under a typical deforestation rate, and is thus classified as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List.
Why is Alta Floresta titi monkey in crisis?
This species is projected to lose up to 86% of its forest habitat under a typical deforestation rate, and is thus classified as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Plecturocebus grovesi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alta Floresta titi monkey a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.