Milton's Titi | |
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A family group of Milton's titis | |
Information | |
Range | southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Primates |
Family | Pitheciidae |
Genus | Plecturocebus |
Species | Plecturocebus miltoni |
The Milton's titi (Plecturocebus miltoni), is a species of titi in the Pitheciidae family. It is endemic to the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello. Milton's titi was discovered in 2011 by Julio César Dalponte, and recognized as a new species in 2014.