List of primates of Colombia
The primates of Colombia include 36 species in 12 genera and 5 families.[1]
| Common name | Scientific name | Distribution & habitat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callitrichidae - marmosets & tamarins | |||
| Pygmy marmoset | Cebuella pygmaea | Amazon region | - |
| Black-mantled tamarin | Saguinus nigricollis | Amazon region | - |
| Graells's tamarin | Saguinus graellsi | Amazon region | ssp. of S. nigricollis ?; Near threatened |
| Brown-mantled tamarin | Saguinus fuscicollis | Amazon region | Sympatric with pygmy marmoset |
| Cotton-top tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | Northern Colombia; PNN Tayrona | Critically endangered; Endemic |
| Geoffroy's tamarin | Saguinus geoffroyi | Chocó lowlands and foothill forest | - |
| White-footed tamarin | Saguinus leucopus | Northern Colombia; dry and humid forest | Allopatry from S. oedipus; Endangered; Endemic |
| Mottle-faced tamarin | Saguinus inustus | Amazon region | - |
| Cebidae - capuchins & squirrel monkeys | |||
| Wedge-capped capuchin | Cebus olivaceus | Possibly northeastern Colombia | - |
| White-headed capuchin | Cebus capucinus | Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island | - |
| White-fronted capuchin | Cebus albifrons | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Amazon region | various distinct ssp. |
| Large-headed capuchin | Sapajus macrocephalus | Eastern Colombia, Magdalena Valley (Huila, Cauca) | may be ssp. of S. apella |
| Common squirrel monkey | Saimiri sciureus | Amazon region | - |
| Aotidae - night monkeys | |||
| Gray-bellied night monkey | Aotus lemurinus | Tropical Andes | Vulnerable |
| Panamanian night monkey | Aotus zonalis | Chocó lowlands | ssp. of A. lemurinus ? |
| Gray-handed night monkey | Aotus griseimembra | Northern Colombia east of Sinú River | ssp. of A. lemurinus ?; Vulnerable |
| Hernández-Camacho's night monkey | Aotus jorgehernandezi | West slope of Central Andes (Quindío, Risaralda) | Tatamá (West Andes) ? |
| Brumback's night monkey | Aotus brumbacki | Orinico region | ssp. of A. lemurinus ?; Vulnerable |
| Spix's night monkey | Aotus vociferans | Amazon region | - |
| Pitheciidae - titis, sakis & uakaris | |||
| Ornate titi | Callicebus ornatus | Orinoco region, East Andes foothills to Macarena | Vulnerable; Endemic |
| Lucifer titi | Callicebus lucifer | Amazon region, between Caquetá & Putumayo Rivers | - |
| Black titi | Callicebus lugens | Orinoco & Amazon lowlands, between Caquetá & Tomo Rivers | - |
| Colombian black-handed titi | Callicebus medemi | Amazon region, between Caquetá & Putumayo Rivers | Vulnerable; Endemic |
| Collared titi | Callicebus torquatus | Amazon region | - |
| Golden-backed uakari | Cacajao melanocephalus | Between Caquetá & Guaviare Rivers, to Macarena | - |
| Monk saki | Pithecia monachus | Amazon region, south of Caquetá River | - |
| Atelidae - howler, spider, and wooly monkeys | |||
| Mantled howler | Alouatta palliata | Pacific lowlands, western Caribbean lowlands | - |
| Ursine howler | Alouatta arctoidea | Northern Orinoco region, East Andes foothills | may be subspecies of A. seniculus |
| Juruá red howler | Alouatta juara | East of Central & East Andes | may be subspecies of A. seniculus |
| Colombian red howler | Alouatta seniculus | Throughout except Pacific & Guajira | - |
| White-fronted spider monkey | Ateles belzebuth | Parts of Amazon region, Macarena, foothills of East Andes | Endangered |
| Brown spider monkey | Ateles hybridus | Magdalena Valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Serranía de Perijá | Critically endangered |
| Black-headed spider monkey | Ateles fusciceps | West slope of West Andes, Pacific lowlands | Critically endangered |
| Geoffroy's spider monkey | Ateles geoffroyi | Possibly extreme northern Chocó to Baudo Mountains | Endangered |
| Brown woolly monkey | Lagothrix lagotricha | Amazon region | Vulnerable |
| Colombian woolly monkey | Lagothrix lugens | East Andes foothills, Macarena Mountains, Magdalena Valley, San Lucas Mountains[2] | Critically endangered; Endemic ? |
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