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Ornate titi monkey

Plecturocebus ornatus (Gray, 1866)

VUVulnerableprimates

The ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 1.04 kg to 1.17 kg and live up to 25.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus)
Photo: Miguel Angel Rodriguez Zambrano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ornate titi monkey

Weight
1.04 kg – 1.17 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
26.4 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
148 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ornate titi monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the ornate titi monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus) is a species of titi monkey and is the smallest member of the family Pitheciidae, which also includes uakaris and saki monkeys. As it is a member of this family, it is classified as a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to eastern Colombia, and the only member of the Plecturocebus moloch group to occur north of the Rios Amazonas/Solimes/Napo axis, living at least 350 km away from the closest other member, the white-tailed titi (Plecturocebus discolor), which lives in the south of Colombia. It was once classified as the same species as the white-tailed titi, but is now officially recognized as its own species. The ornate titi is also terrestrial.

The ornate titi is present on the IUCN Red List of endangered species, being recognized as "Vulnerable", and having a general decrease in population trends.

From the Wikipedia article “Ornate titi monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ornate_titi_monkey&oldid=1356932841), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ornate titi monkey endangered?

The ornate titi monkey is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the ornate titi monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyPitheciidae
  6. genusPlecturocebus
  7. SpeciesPlecturocebus ornatus (Gray, 1866)

Synonyms Callicebus cupreus ornatus, Callicebus ornatus, Callithrix ornata

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Ornate titiEnglish
  • Ornate Tití monkeyEnglish
  • تيتي مزخرفArabic
  • WeißstirnspringaffeGerman
  • Weißstirn-SpringaffeGerman
  • Στολισμένο ΤίτιGreek
  • ZocaySpanish
  • mico tocónSpanish
  • Mono ZocaySpanish
  • Titi OrnamentadoSpanish
  • Zocay ó SocaySpanish
  • zogui-zoguiSpanish
  • Zogui-zoguisSpanish
  • Titi ornéFrench
  • カザリティティJapanese
  • Veelkleurig SpringaapjeDutch
  • titi ozdobnyPolish
  • Sauá-ornadoPortuguese
  • Украшенный прыгунRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ornate titi monkey

Other species in the same genus Plecturocebus.

Coppery titi

Plecturocebus cupreus

PitheciidaeNo free photo yet

Caquetá titi

Plecturocebus caquetensis

PitheciidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ornate titi monkey?

An adult ornate titi monkey weighs 1.04 kg – 1.17 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ornate titi monkey endangered?

The ornate titi monkey is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the ornate titi monkey live?

The ornate titi monkey has a recorded lifespan of 25.3 years.

How long is the ornate titi monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 148 days.

What kind of animal is the ornate titi monkey?

The ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus) belongs to the family Pitheciidae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{ornate_titi_monkey_2026,
  title = {Ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-titi-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}