Habitat preference in the critically endangered yellow‐tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) at La Esperanza, Peru

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Almeyda Zambrano ◽  
Eben N. Broadbent ◽  
Sam Shanee ◽  
Noga Shanee ◽  
Anneke Deluycker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Woolly Monkey ◽  
Lagothrix Flavicauda

scholarly journals First record of the Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey Lagothrix flavicauda in the Región Junín, Peru

Oryx ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 814-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. McHugh ◽  
Fanny M. Cornejo ◽  
Jasmina McKibben ◽  
Melissa Zarate ◽  
Carlos Tello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Antonio ◽  
First Record ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Woolly Monkey ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests ◽  
Lagothrix Flavicauda

AbstractThe Critically Endangered Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey Lagothrix flavicauda was presumed to only occur in the tropical montane cloud forests between the Marañón and Huallaga rivers in northern Peru. Here we report the discovery of a population to the south of its previously known range, in the Región Junín. During September–December 2018 we carried out transect surveys to record large mammals present near the village of San Antonio in the district of Pampa Hermosa, at 1,287–2,015 m altitude. We recorded five primate species during transect surveys. Lagothrix flavicauda was seen four times, and appeared phenotypically distinct from populations to the north, with notable white patches above each eye and a reduced yellow patch at the end of the tail. The presence of L. flavicauda in Junín extends its known geographical range over 200 km southwards from the closest previously known population in the Huánuco region, and presents a unique opportunity for the conservation of this Critically Endangered species.

scholarly journals Threatened mammals of the Cordillera de Colán, Peru

Oryx ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart H.M. Butchart ◽  
Roger Barnes ◽  
Charles W.N. Davies ◽  
Mirko Fernandez ◽  
Nathalie Seddon
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Woolly Monkey ◽  
The Future ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Lagothrix Flavicauda

During recent surveys in the Cordillera de Coldn, a semi-isolated mountain range in northern Peru, observations were made and information collected on three species of mammals considered globally threatened with extinction – yellow-tailed woolly monkeyLagothrix flavicauda,Andean night monkeyAotus miconaxand spectacled bearTremarctos ornatus.The yellow-tailed woolly monkey has an extremely restricted range, in which extensive deforestation is occurring, and the species is also heavily hunted. The urgent establishment of an effectively protected area in the Cordillera de Colán is strongly recommended in order to help secure the future for this poorly known primate and other mammal and bird species of conservation importance.

scholarly journals Notes on Lagothrix flavicauda (Primates: Atelidae): oldest known specimen and the importance of the revisions of museum specimens

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
José Eduardo Serrano-Villavicencio ◽  
Luis Fabio Silveira
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Cloud Forests ◽  
Woolly Monkey ◽  
Voucher Specimen ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Scientific Collections ◽  
San Martín ◽  
Lagothrix Flavicauda

The yellow-tailed woolly monkey,Lagothrixflavicauda(Humboldt, 1812), is a large atelid endemic to the cloud forests of Peru. The identity of this species was uncertain for at least 150 years, since its original description in 1812 without a voucher specimen. Additionally, the absence of expeditions to the remote Peruvian cloud forests made it impossible to collect material that would help to confirm the true identity ofL.flavicaudaduring the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Until now, the specimens ofL.flavicaudacollected by H. Watkins, in 1925, in La Lejía (Amazonas, Peru) were thought to be the oldest ones deposited in any scientific collection. Nevertheless, after reviewing the databases of the several international museums and literature, we found one specimen ofL.flavicaudadeposited at the Muséum National d’histoire Naturelle (Paris, France) collected in 1900 by G.A. Baër, in the most eastern part of San Martín (Peru), where the presence of this species was not confirmed until 2011. Thus, Baër’s specimen represents the oldest known specimen of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey and the only one coming from the eastern part of the species’ distribution. Finally, we highlight the importance of online scientific databases for easily diagnosable species. However, caution needs to be taken when using them. We also discuss the value of scientific collections as sources of new discoveries.

scholarly journals Critically Endangered Fijian Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) Shows Habitat Preference for Globally Threatened Tropical Dry Forest

2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Morrison ◽  
Gunnar Keppel ◽  
Nunia Thomas ◽  
Isaac Rounds ◽  
Peter S. Harlow
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Critically Endangered
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