Orange Monkeys

    Orange Monkeys

    Some monkey species are born with bright orange fur; the coat color would gradually turn black as they age. However, some New-world monkeys continue to have orange fur throughout their lives.

    Orange Monkeys

    Explore all types of orange-colored monkeys here.

    Andean Night Monkey

    Andean Night Monkey

    Species Name: Aotus miconax
    Skin Color(s): Gray, Orange
    Andean night monkeys are a genus Aotus, commonly known as nocturnal monkeys or the Peruvian night monkey. Species in this genus are the only truly nocturnal monkeys in the world. Andean night monkeys are not sexually dimorphic as males and females look very similar.

    Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontocebus leucogenys
    Skin Color(s): Bright Orange, black, or white
    The Andean saddle tamarin, also known as the saddleback tamarin (formerly known as the brown-mantled tamarin), is a New World monkey species. Andean saddleback monkeys are considered "phyletic dwarfs," meaning their small size is related to their evolutionary development.

    Atlantic Titi

    Species Name: Callicebus personatus
    Skin Color(s): Orange
    The Atlantic titi, also known as the masked titi, inhabits the rainforests of the Atlantic coast of Brazil east of the Andes in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, northwest of Minas Gerais, north of Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. This species, found nowhere else in the world, inhabit the tropical forests of Brazil's Atlantic coast east of the Andes.

    Azara’s Night Monkey

    Species Name: Aotus azarae
    Skin Color(s): Grayish-brown
    Azara's night monkeys, also known as southern night monkeys and Azara's owl monkeys, are native to the Gran Chaco region of South America, a vast area with many different ecosystems, from savannas to grasslands to dry spiny forests and gallery forests. Genetic testing has shown that the males of this species mated pairs are the fathers of the babies they care for.
    Bald Uakari

    Bald Uakari

    Species Name: Cacajao calvus
    Skin Color(s): Orange, brown, red
    The obscure Bald Uakari (Cacajao Calvus) is an acrobatic Amazonian monkey with a flaming red face uniquely adapted to periodically flooded forests. Surprising insights on its taxonomy, specialized seed-based diet, unusual social life, habitat flexibility, and urgent need to conserve diminishing flooded forest habitat across the Amazon Basin.

    Bare-eared Squirrel Monkey

    Species Name: Saimiri ustus
    Skin Color(s): Black, grey, yellow, and Orange
    The bare-eared squirrel monkey also called the golden-backed squirrel monkey, is a subspecies of the Saimiri sciureus group native to the tropical forests and jungles of South and Central America. The bare-eared squirrel monkey differs from other species because it does not have ear tufts.

    Bearded Saki

    Species Name: Chiropotes chiropotes
    Skin Color(s): Rusty Orange
    The bearded sakis or cuxiús are five species of New World monkeys classified in the genus Chiropotes. Bearded saki shows slight sexual dimorphism: males are usually taller and have longer, more prominent beards than females.

    Black-faced Lion Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontopithecus caissara
    Skin Color(s): Golden-Orange
    The black-faced lion tamarin, also known as superagüi lion tamarin, is a small New-World primate in the Callitrichidae family. Black-faced lion tamarins are diurnal and seek refuge in hollows or tree holes at night.

    Bolivian Red Howler

    Species Name: Alouatta sara
    Skin Color(s): Reddish-Orange
    The Bolivian red howler monkey is a New-World monkey species native to neotropical South America. The Bolivian red howlers live in groups of 1 to 3 males and 2 to 7 females. Males in bachelor groups try to dominate the female group by wrestling the lead male.

    Brown Howler Monkey

    Species Name: Alouatta guariba
    Skin Color(s): Brown, reddish-Orange or black
    The brown howler monkey, also called the brown howler monkey, is a species of New World monkey that lives in the forests of southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Despite the common name "brown howler", its color is remarkably variable, with some individuals mainly appearing black or reddish-orange.

    Brown-mantled Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontocebus fuscicollis
    Skin Color(s): Bright Orange, black, or white
    The brown-mantled tamarin also called the Spix's saddleback tamarin, is a species of saddleback tamarin native to South America. The species are considered "phyletic dwarfs," meaning their small size is linked to their evolutionary development.

    Cruz Lima’s Saddleback Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontocebus cruzlimai
    Skin Color(s): Reddish Orange
    The Cruz Lima saddleback tamarin is a species of saddleback tamarin, a small monkey native to South America. The Cruz Lima saddleback tamarins were formerly thought to be a subspecies of the brown-mantled tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis).

    East Javan Langur

    Species Name: Trachypithecus auratus
    Skin Color(s): Glossy black
    The East Javan langur, also called the Javan lutung, Javan langur, or ebony langur is an Old-World primate in the subfamily Colobinae. As with all langurs, the East Javan langur is a social animal, living in groups of about 7 individuals, with 1 or 2 adult males in the group.

    Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

    Species Name: Cebuella niveiventris
    Skin Color(s): Orange-brown
    The eastern pygmy marmoset is a species of marmoset, a tiny New World monkey found in the southwestern Amazon rainforest. Notably, at just over 100 grams (3.5 ounces), the eastern pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey and among the smallest primates in the world.

    Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

    Species Name: Saimiri macrodon
    Skin Color(s): Gray, olive or Orange
    The Ecuadorian squirrel monkey is a species of the squirrel monkey. Although it occasionally ventures to the ground to play or feed, the Ecuadorian squirrel monkey is strictly an arboreal primate.

    Gee’s Golden Langur

    Species Name: Trachypithecus geei
    Skin Color(s): Golden to creamy white
    Gee's golden langur, also known simply as the golden langur, is an Old-World primate found in a small area of ​​western Assam, India, and in the nearby foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. Gee's golden langur was officially discovered in 1953 by Edward Pritchard Gee, an amateur naturalist and tea planter in Assam, India.

    Geoffroy’s Saddleback Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontocebus nigrifrons
    Skin Color(s): Bright Orange
    Geoffroy's Saddleback Tamarin is a saddled tamarin, a species of small monkey native to South America. Geoffroy's saddleback tamarins often associate and form mixed groups with mustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax). Both species often perch in the same tree, responding to each other's alarm calls.

    Gold-And-White Marmoset

    Species Name: Mico chrysoleucos
    Skin Color(s): Pale yellow to Orange
    The gold-and-white marmoset, also called the golden-white tassel-ear marmoset, is a species of marmoset, a tiny monkey native to the Amazon rainforest in the eastern Amazonas state of Brazil.
    Orange Monkeys

    Golden Lion Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontopithecus rosalia
    Skin Color(s): Bright Orange
    The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), also called the golden tamarin, is a small New World primate in the Callitrichidae family. The golden lion tamarin derives its name from its vivid reddish-orange coat and extra-long hair around its face and ears, giving it a distinctive mane.

    Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey

    Species Name: Rhinopithecus roxellana
    Skin Color(s): Grey-black or brownish-black
    The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey of the subfamily Colobinae. Golden snub-nosed monkeys are highly social animals that exhibit group behaviors known as fission and fusion.
    Golden-headed Lion Tamarin

    Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontopithecus chrysomelas
    Skin Color(s): Black
    The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), also known as the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin native to Brazil. It is only found in fragments of lowland and premontane forests in the state of Bahia and is therefore considered an endangered species.

    Guianan Squirrel Monkey

    Species Name: Saimiri sciureus
    Skin Color(s): Gray
    The Guianan squirrel monkey, also called the South American squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey found in Guiana, Brazil, and Venezuela. Saimiri sciureus was once thought to belong to the Collins' squirrel monkey and the Humboldt's squirrel monkey. Still, genetic research in 2009 and 2015 showed they were different species.

    Humboldt’s Night Monkey

    Species Name: Aotus trivirgatus
    Skin Color(s): Black
    The three-striped night monkey (Aotus trivirgatus), also known as the northern owl monkey, Humboldt's Night Monkey, or northern night monkey, is one of several currently recognized species of owl monkeys.

    Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

    Species Name: Saimiri cassiquiarensis
    Skin Color(s): Grayish
    Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis) is a species of squirrel monkey found in South America's tropical rainforests, except for the coastal forests of southeastern Brazil.

    Lang’s Red Colobus

    Species Name: Piliocolobus langi
    Skin Color(s): Orange/maroon
    Lang's red colobus (Piliocolobus langi) is another species of red colobus monkey. Historically, it was treated as a subspecies of the Central African red colobus (Piliocolobus foai). Still, more recent taxonomies generally treat it as a distinct species.

    Madidi Titi

    Species Name: Plecturocebus aureipalatii
    Skin Color(s): Orange-brown
    The Madidi titi also called the Golden Palace monkey, is a titi, a New World species of monkey discovered in 2004 in Madidi National Park in western Bolivia. The species got its name, Golden Palace, from an online casino after an auction.

    Neblina Uakari

    Species Name: Cacajao hosomi
    Skin Color(s): Orange
    The Neblina uakari (Cacajao hosomi), black-headed uakari, is a recently described monkey species from the extreme northwest of the Brazilian Amazon and adjacent southern Venezuela. Neblina uakari's English name refers to the Pico da Neblina, which marks its known distribution approximate center.

    Niger Delta Red Colobus

    Species Name: Piliocolobus epieni
    Skin Color(s): Rusty Orange
    The Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is a critically endangered colobus native to the western part of the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria. The scientific name of the Niger Delta red colobus, Piliocolobus epieni, comes from the local Ijaw language word for the species, "epieni".

    Ollala Brothers’ Titi

    Species Name: Plecturocebus olallae
    Skin Color(s): Orange to brown-Orange
    The Ollala Brothers' titi (Plecturocebus olallae) is a marmoset species of New World monkeys native to Bolivia. Like all Neotropical primates (except Aotus), the Ollala brothers' titi monkeys are highly diurnal.

    Pennant’s Red Colobus

    Species Name: Piliocolobus pennantii
    Skin Color(s): Maroon and Orange
    Pennant's Colobus or Pennant's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus pennantii) is a species of arboreal primate in the Cercopithecidae family. Like other red colobus monkeys, the Pennant's red colobus lives in flocks that may consist of 12 to 80 individuals occupying a territory of 25 to 150 hectares.

    Pissinatti’s Bald-faced Saki

    Species Name: Pithecia pissinattii
    Skin Color(s): Black or Orange
    Pissinatti's Sakior or Pissinatti's bald-faced saki (Pithecia pissinattii), is a controversial species of saki monkey, a New World monkey. This species is named after Alcides Pissinatti, a Brazilian veterinarian who pioneered the breeding of endangered Brazilian primates.

    Red-mantled Saddle-Back Tamarin

    Species Name: Leontocebus lagonotus
    Skin Color(s): Red/bright-Orange
    The Red-mantled saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus lagonotus) is a species of saddleback tamarin, a species of small South American monkey. The Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin lives in Peru and Ecuador, and its type locality is in Peru, near the confluence of the Amazon and Napo.

    Rio Beni Titi

    Species Name: Plecturocebus modestus
    Skin Color(s): Grey to Orange
    The Rio Beni tití is a New World monkey species belonging to the genus Callicebus of the family Pitheciidae. It is native to Bolivia and is found mainly in the eastern parts of Bolivia in the upper basins of the Mamoré and Grande rivers.

    Rio Mayo Titi

    Species Name: Plecturocebus oenanthe
    Skin Color(s): Brown or Orange to dark brown
    The Río Mayo titi (Plecturocebus oenanthe), also known as the San Martín titi, is native to the San Martín region of Peru and is considered Peru's most endangered primate. Río Mayo titis have been described as somewhat temperamental and hesitant and don't tend to be inquisitive.

    Schmidt’s Red-tailed Monkey

    Species Name: Cercopithecus ascanius
    Skin Color(s): Black, red, or Orange
    The Schmidt's red-tailed monkey, also called the red-tailed guenon, Schmidt's guenon, or black-cheeked white-nosed monkey is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. The Schmidt's red-tailed monkey is named for its red coloration on the underside of its tail, as well as the bicolor coloration of its tail as the reddish color increases from the base to the tip.

    Toque Macaque

    Species Name: Macaca sinica
    Skin Color(s): Golden or Orange-brown to yellowish or olive
    The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a red-brown Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, known as the rilewa or rilawa. Its common name refers to the strand of hair on its head that resembles a brimless hat.

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