Goeldi's Monkeys

Goeldi's Monkeys

Callimico goeldii

About the Goeldi's Monkeys:

Goeldi’s monkeys are completely black with a ‘cape’ of longer hair on their neck and back. 

Habitat and Distribution

Goeldi’s monkeys live in dense rainforest vegetation in north-west South America. 

Goeldi’s monkeys live in family groups of up to ten animals.  Goeldi’s monkeys only have one baby at a time; it is raised by its mother for the first one or two weeks, after which the father takes over. 

Conservation Status: Endangered

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