Coimbra-Filho’s Titi vs Masked Tita

Callicebus coimbrai compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coimbra-Filho’s Titi	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Primates (灵长目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family same	Pitheciidae	Pitheciidae
Genus same	Callicebus	Callicebus
Species	Callicebus coimbrai	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi and Masked Tita share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Callicebus.

Conservation Status

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coimbra-Filho’s Titi	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Masked Tita

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.