Brown monkey with fluffy fur sits on a wooden platform surrounded by branches, looking to the side.

Coppery titi monkey

You’ll find our pair of coppery titi monkeys living with our pygmy marmosets on an island in the middle of tapir and capybara paddock.

Coppery titi monkeyPlecturocebus cupreus

  • Class:

    Mammals

  • Order:

    Primates

  • Family:

    Pitheciidae

About the coppery titi monkey

Titi monkeys are found in Brazil in the Amazon River basin, in forests and swamps along river and lake shores in the lower tree canopy.

These monkeys are a primarily fruit-eating species, but they also eat leaves, seeds and some insects. 

Conservation

Titi monkeys occur in a remote and isolated area, they currently do not face any major threats. They can be found in several protected areas throughout their range.

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