The New Neotropical Companion
below). Second, many mammalian species (as well as other animals) are declining for various reasons. The conservation status of ...
Plate 16- 4. The Black- striped Capuchin (Sapajus [Cebus] libidinosus), sometimes called Bearded Capuchin, is typical of the cap ...
Monkeys occupy interior forest, disturbed forest edge, gallery forests, and dry forests. They are most diverse and abundant in l ...
and rest, often frequenting bamboo thickets. Titis are known for their dawn chorus, a loud, ringing duet performed by pairs. The ...
hair. In both subspecies, the head is both bald and bright red, making the animal unmistakable. The other species, the Black Uak ...
into southern Mexico; the Black Spider Monkey (A. paniscus), which has two population centers, one east of the Río Negro and nor ...
Woolly monkeys are a group of six species (genera Lagothrix and Oreonax; plates 8- 13 and 16- 15) named for their thick woolly f ...
throat sac and huge tracheal cartilages that act as a resonator, dramatically amplifying their calls. Howling serves to mark the ...
are particularly abundant and frequently encountered. Their diet, a mixture of mature and young leaves as well as flowers, leaf ...
Marmosets are too small to be regularly hunted, thus many often occur near human habitations and often are found in and around f ...
species in the world, and that number represents about 40% of all mammal species. By far and away the most diverse order of mamm ...
frightened by a predator they often emit a high- pitched alarm bark. An acouchy is another type of rodent, represented by two sp ...
hind legs, but the spines lack barbs. Spiny rats, like some lizards, have tails that can break off with a minor tug, an adaptati ...
abundant in forests and savannas throughout tropical America as far south as Argentina and ranges northward through the Mexican ...
numerous kinds of habitats, ranging from interior rain forest (in Central America) to savannas, successional areas, and montane ...
The three Neotropical tapir species are separated by range and habitat, as discussed in chapter 8. The most widespread is the Br ...
Because three- toed sloths are usually observed in cecropia trees, and clearly devour the leaves, for years it was assumed that ...
habits to its better- known relative but distinguished by its larger size (it weighs up to 9 kg/20 lb) and two, rather than thre ...
Tamanduas eat many kinds of ants, as well as termites and bees. They tend to shy away from army ants and ponerine ants, both of ...
huge creature that ranges throughout South America as far south as Argentina. It is listed by CITES as rare and endangered over ...
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