Goeldi’s Monkey

Callimico goeldii

Goeldi’s Monkey

Callimico goeldii
  • Class
    Mammalia
  • Order
    Primates
  • Familly
    Callithricidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    19–25cm
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    350–500g
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    5 months
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    1
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    15 years
  • Diet
    omnivorous (fruit, gum, mushrooms, insects, small vertebrates)
  • Habitat
    dense forests with bamboos
  • Range
    South America (Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia)
  • This species is part of a European Breeding Program
  • Population in the wild
    En diminution
  • IUCN REDLIST status
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Female Goeldi’s Monkeys give birth to one young and carry them exclusively for the first 10-15 days. After this time, other members of the group can carry the baby, giving it back to its mother to be fed. The young, who grow more quickly than other members of the Callithricidae family, are weaned at around 3 months of age.
 
This species is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN’s Red List because of its low numbers, unequal spread and habitat loss. Foraging and moving close to the ground, in extremely dense undergrowth, Goeldi’s Monkeys are hard to spot. The small isolated populations are the most fragile and that is why the species has to be protected.

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