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Milton's titi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Callicebus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pitheciidae

Higher classification
  
Titi

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Similar
  
Titi, Primate, Vieira's titi, Ashy black titi, Mammal

Milton's titi monkey (Callicebus miltoni), named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was discovered in 2011 by Julio César Dalponte, and recognized as a new species in 2014 (from the genus Callicebus thomas).

Milton's titi differs from other titis by the following features:

  • a light gray line of forehead,
  • dark ocher sideburns and throat,
  • dark grey torso and flanks,
  • an orange tail.
  • References

    Milton's titi Wikipedia