DESCRIPTION:A small monkey with large white ear tufts, alternating dark and pale bonds on its tail.
CLASS: Primates and Mammals
SIZE: 210 mm (8.5 in); tail roughly twice as long as body
WEIGHT: MALE256 grams averageFEMALE236 grams average
DIET: Gum (15% of total diet), fruit, animal prey GESTATION: Approximately 148 days
SEXUAL MATURITY: MALE16 monthsFEMALE12 months
LIFE SPAN: Average approximately 17 years
RANGE: New World/South America
They inhabit: All kinds of forests ( inland, deep, dry, seasonal, riverine, rain) Atlantic Forest look below Fields (Large plantations or hills)Riverbanks -Cities (Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires) -Can coexist with humans adapting to new environment, eat out of trash bins and human leftovers. (Pao de Acucar/ Corcovado) - Are diurnal (sleep at night, live during the day)