Observations on the diet of Aotus nigriceps (Primates: Cebidae) in an urban and peri-urban area in Rondônia state, Brazil

Abstract

The black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a predominantly frugivorous nocturnal neotropical primate. As such, records of different dietary items are fundamental. In the present study, we describe the first record of the consumption of Calliandra brevipes inflorescence in the peri-urban, and Cocos nucifera inflorescence, Eugenia uniflora fruits, and arthropods in the urban, region of the city of Porto Velho, in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon

Fruit Consumption by the Endemic Brumback Night Monkey (Aotus brumbacki, Primates, Aotidae) in forest fragments of Colombian Llanos

“…In this note we report a list of species consumed by Aotus brumbacki in forest fragments at Colombian Llanos. Studies about diet of species from genus Aotus are scarce, however species of this genus are considered primarily frugivorous (Fernandez-Duque & Van Der Heide 2013, Shanee et al 2013, Lozano-Frias 2021, Chaves dos Santos et al 2021, Montilla et al 2023, complementing their diet with arthropods, leaves and flowers. Families consumed by species of genus Aotus are different depending on the species.…”