I. Basic information

Chinese name: Kaqueta red-bearded titi monkey

Alternative name: red-bearded monkey

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Family : Sacred monkey family 

Genus: Tilia monkeys

II. Morphological characteristics

Caqueta red beetles The monkey is about the size of a house cat, with a bushy red whisker on the neck and grey markings on the tail.

III. Living habits

The Caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys usually form a group of four, and they often sit in pairs on the branches with their tails tangled together. A pair of male and female caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys give birth to a baby each year, and the father does most of the work of caring for the young monkeys. It's unclear why the males do this work, but there may be an evolutionary advantage.

Caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys mainly eat fruit.

4. Reasons for Difficulty in Survival

In the rural areas of eastern Colombia, people who make a living by deforestation occasionally hunt some wild animals for food. The red bearded titi monkey is also in their recipe.

Caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys are often forced to live on the ground due to the fragmentation of the Amazon rainforest habitat due to the continuous development of rural Colombia Threat of predators.

Currently, there are less than 250 Caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys, and finding mating partners has become a particularly difficult task. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is also working to save the fate of the Caqueta red-bearded titi monkeys. I really hope they can continue to travel through the forest~