"Ringtailed Coatimundi"
Nasua nasua
Above photo courtesy/copyright Jim Rang
| Name: | Ringtailed Coatimundi |
| Description: | The coatis which is their nick name are 30-50 inches in length and weigh around 6 pounds. When the coatis have young they have around 6-7 babies. They live about 14 years and have sharp claws for digging and climbing |
| Habitat: | The coatis lives on the rain forest floor of South America and also Central America. |
| Diet: | The coatis eat a large variety of fruits from the rain forest. The coatis also eats small rodents insects and some variety of spiders. |
| Name: | Capuchin Monkey |
| Description: | They weigh 2.5- 4 kilograms they are active during day and night. The Capuchin monkey are great tree climbers and spend most of their time in trees and mostly only come down to get a drink. The Capuchin mother only gives birth to a single baby and if the mother loses it's baby another Capuchin monkey will pick it up and bring it back. They also have a small poof on their head called a "ruff". |
| Habitat: | Amazon rain forest |
| Diet: | The capuchin monkey eats: leaves, insects, fruits, seed, and small backboned animals. |
"White faced capuchin"
Cebus capucinus
Photo courtesy/copyright Raintree Nutrition
"Pygmy Marmoset"
Callithrix pygmaea
Photo courtesy and copyright of
Smithsonian Institute, The National Zoo
| Name: | Pygmy Marmoset | |
| Description: | They are the smallest monkey known to existance. they can fit in the palm of your hand and the males way up to 80 grams. they can run fast and they can jump far distance. they have claws but no nails and have very good eyesight. When the female pygmy marmoset gives birth she gives birth to only two babies. They are very playful and can be found in groups of 10-15. | |
| Habitat: | The pygmy marmoset lives in tropicalforest and the Amazon rainforest. | |
| Diet: | The pygmy marmoset eats fruits, sap, lizzards, gum and insects. |