Ollala Brothers’ Titi

Olalla Brothers Titi

KingdomOrderFamilyGenusSpecies
AnimaliaPrimatesPitheciidaePlecturocebusPlecturocebus olallae

IUCN Status: Critically-Endangered
  • Common Name: Olalla Brother’s Titi
  • Taxonomy Classification Year: 1939
  • Monkey Size: 33.3 to 33.3 cm (13.1 to 13.1 in)
  • Skin Color(s): Orange to brown-orange
  • Habitat: Rainforest
  • Diet: Omnivorous
  • Native Countries: Bolivia

Olalla Brother’s Titi Distribution

Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Armenia Angola Argentina Austria Australia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bangladesh Belgium Burkina Faso Bulgaria Burundi Benin Brunei Darussalam Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Bahamas Bhutan Botswana Belarus Belize Canada Democratic Republic of Congo Central African Republic Congo Switzerland Côte d'Ivoire Chile Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cabo Verde Cyprus Czechia Germany Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Eritrea Spain Ethiopia Finland Falkland Islands (Malvinas) France Gabon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Georgia Ghana Greenland Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea Greece Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Ireland Israel India Iraq Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iceland Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Comoros Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kazakhstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Saint Lucia Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Libya Morocco Moldova, Republic of Montenegro Madagascar North Macedonia Mali Myanmar Mongolia Mauritania Malta Mauritius Maldives Malawi Mexico Malaysia Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal New Zealand Oman Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Puerto Rico Portugal Paraguay Qatar Romania Serbia Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Slovenia Slovakia Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Suriname South Sudan Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Syrian Arab Republic Eswatini Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Taiwan, Province of China Tanzania, United Republic of Ukraine Uganda United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Vanuatu Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Countries
Bolivia

Ollala Brothers’ Titi Characteristics

The Ollala Brothers’ titi (Plecturocebus olallae) is a marmoset species of New World Monkeys native to Bolivia.

  • There are about 110 to 150 individuals in the wild. The Ollala brothers’ Titis are small monkeys averaging 333 mm in length.
  • Males are slightly larger than females, weighing an average of 991 grams, while females weigh 909 grams.
  • These titi monkeys have long tails that are non-prehensile. In addition, they have long hind legs with an intermembrane index of 75.
  • The chest and abdomen of the Ollala brothers’ titi are entirely orange to orange-brown. At the same time, the dorsal surface and limbs range from gray to agouti.
  • The tail can be black or gray, with white tufts on the ears.

Ollala Brothers’ Titi Facts

  • Like all Neotropical primates (except Aotus), the Ollala brothers’ titi monkeys are highly diurnal.
  • They usually sleep together in a vine-covered tree, often returning to the same tree night after night.
  • Family groups are strongly territorial. A family group consists of an adult male and female and their young from several seasons.
  • Family members groom themselves frequently, especially at midday rest. Within a family group, a pair of Titi monkeys will often sit with their tails intertwined.
  • These animals are threatened by the rapid destruction of their habitat.

Suggested Reading: Types of Monkeys

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Bio Explorer. (2026, January 7). Ollala Brothers’ Titi. https://www.bioexplorer.net/animals/mammals/monkeys/ollala-brothers-titi/

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