Endangered Primate Species

This is a list of primate species which are considered endangered (Nowak, 1999):

• White-collared Lemur...Eulemur fulvus albocollaris
• Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur...Varecia variegata variegata
• Indri...Indri indri
• Diademed Sifaka...Propithecus diadema diadema
• Milne-Edwards' Sifaka...Propithecus diadema edwardsi
• Coquerel's Sifaka...Propithecus verreauxi coquereli
• Aye-aye...Daubentonia madagascariensis
• Coiba Island Howler Monkey...Alouatta coibensis coibensis
• Lemurine Owl Monkey...Aotus lemurinus griseimembra
• White-bellied Spider Monkey...Ateles belzebuth brunneus
• Hybrid Spider Monkey...Ateles belzebuth hybridus
• Grizzled Spider Monkey...Ateles geoffroyi grisescens
• Panamanian Spider Monkey...Ateles geoffroyi panamensis
• Bald Uakari...Cacajao calvus calvus
• Bald Uakari...Cacajao calvus novaesi
• Red Uakari...Cacajao calvus rubicundus
• Black Bearded Saki...Chiropotes satanas satanas
• Central American Squirrel Monkey...Saimiri oerstedii oerstedii
• Buffy-tufted Ear Marmoset...Callithrix aurita
• Buffy-headed Marmoset...Callithrix flaviceps
• Golden-headed Lion Tamarin...Leontopithecus chrysomelas
• Pied Tamarin...Saguinus bicolor
• Cotton-top Tamarin...Sagunius oedipus
• Black Gibbon...Hylobates concolor
• Western Lowland Gorilla...Gorilla gorilla gorilla
• Eastern Lowland Gorilla...Gorilla gorilla graueri
• Eastern Chimpanzee...Pan troglodytes schweinfurthi
• Central Chimpanzee...Pan troglodytes troglodytes
• Western Chimpanzee...Pan troglodytes verus
• White-collared Mangabey...Cercocebus atys lunulatus
• Sanje Mangabey...Cercocebus galeritus sanjei
• Tana River Mangabey...Cercocebus galeritus galeritus
• Roloway Monkey...Cercopithecus diana roloway
• Red-eared Monkey...Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis
• Golden Monkey...Cercopithecus mitis kandti
• Preuss's Monkey...Cercopithecus preussi insularis
• Preuss's Monkey...Cercopithecus preussi preussi
• Sclater's Guenon...Cercopithecus sclateri
• Drill...Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus
• Drill...Mandrillus leucophaeus mundamensis
• Bouvier's Red Colobus...Procolobus badius bouvieri
• Niger Delta Red Colobus...Procolobus badius epieni
• Uhehe Red Colobus...Procolobus badius gordonorum
• Zanzibar Red Colobus...Procolobus badius kirkii
• Pennant's Red Colobus...Procolobus badius pennanti
• Preuss's Red Colobus...Procolobus badius preussi
• Tana River Red Colobus...Procolobus badius rufomitraus
• Temminck's Red Colobus...Procolobus badius temmincki
• Japanese Macaque...Macaca fuscata
• Moor Macaque...Macaca maura
• Sulawesi Black Macaque...Macaca nigra
• Lion-tailed Macaque...Macaca silenus
• Grizzled Leaf-monkey...Presbytis comata
• Douc Langur...Pygathrix nemaeus
• Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey...Pygathrix bieti
• Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey...Pygathrix brelichi
• Pig-tailed Snub-nosed Monkey...Nasalis concolor
• Francois' Langur...Trachypithecus francoisi

REFERENCES:
Nowak, R.M. 1999. Walker's Primates of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore.

Last updated: January 7, 2007

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