Coimbra-Filho’s Titi vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Callicebus coimbrai compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

  • Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Coimbra-Filho’s Titi Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Primates (Primates) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Pitheciidae Cricetidae
Genus Callicebus Tscherskia
Species Callicebus coimbrai Tscherskia triton

Evolutionary Relationship

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi and Greater Long-tailed Hamster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Coimbra-Filho’s Titi Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

The Coimbra-Filho's Titi (Callicebus coimbrai), also known as Coimbra-Filho's Titi Monkey, is a small New World monkey in the family Pitheciidae, named in honour of the Brazilian primatologist Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho. This titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, with its range restricted to the states of Sergipe and southern Alagoas—one of the most critically fragmented and threatened biomes on Earth. Adults are small, with reddish-brown fur on the flanks and upperparts, pale grey on the underparts, and an orange-red forehead band. Like all titi monkeys, Callicebus coimbrai is highly social, living in monogamous family groups of 2–5 individuals that engage in elaborate dawn duets and tail-twining behaviour as expressions of pair bonding. The species inhabits Atlantic Forest fragments, including lowland and highland forest patches, riverine gallery forest, and secondary growth, where it subsists on fruits, seeds, leaves, and occasional invertebrates. The Coimbra-Filho's Titi is classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to its severely fragmented range within one of the world's most deforested biomes, with less than 12% of original Atlantic Forest remaining, ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, and small, isolated population sizes highly vulnerable to stochastic extinction events.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

No description available.

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