Like other titis, it is monogamous, mating for life. The Madidi titi has orange-brown fur, a characteristic golden crown, a white tip to its tail, and dark red hands and feet. Preliminary studies indicate that the species is not endemic to Bolivia, with habitats that may extend to the south of Peru (at least to the Tambopata River). The extension to the east and north of its range is not known.
Studies indicate that it inhabits the western bank of the river Beni. The species was discovered in low-lying lands of northwestern Bolivia, in the forest at the foot of the Andes. Its scientific name is Plecturocebus aureipalatii, the specific epithet meaning 'of the Golden Palace', in reference to, an online casino which paid US$650,000 to have the species named after it, with benefits going toward the nonprofit organization that maintains the park where the titi was discovered. The Madidi titi monkey, also known as the monkey or the golden palace monkey, is a titi, a kind of New World monkey, discovered in western Bolivia's Madidi National Park in 2004.
Felton, 2006) Ĭallicebus aureipalatii Wallace, Gómez, A.
