Common Woolly Monkey
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Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
228 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common woolly monkey, brown woolly monkey, or Humboldt's woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela. It lives in groups of two to 70 individuals, usually splitting the group into smaller subgroups when active. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woolly Monkey sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Colombian Red Howler Monkey
LC

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta seniculus

50–60% · Likely
Long-haired Spider Monkey
EN

Long-haired Spider Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ateles belzebuth

20–30% · Possible
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saimiri macrodon

60–70% · Likely
Miller's Saki
VU

Miller's Saki

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pithecia milleri

30–40% · Possible
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
NT

Marañón white-fronted capuchin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebus yuracus

30–40% · Possible
Western Pygmy Marmoset
VU

Western Pygmy Marmoset

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebuella pygmaea

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Titi
LC

White-tailed Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecturocebus discolor

30–40% · Possible
Black-mantled Tamarin
LC

Black-mantled Tamarin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Leontocebus nigricollis

30–40% · Possible
Golden-mantled Tamarin
NT

Golden-mantled Tamarin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Leontocebus tripartitus

20–30% · Possible
Napo Saki
LC

Napo Saki

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pithecia napensis

20–30% · Possible
Noisy Night Monkey
LC

Noisy Night Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aotus vociferans

20–30% · Possible
Lucifer Titi

Lucifer Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cheracebus lucifer

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
6 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
7 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Woolly Monkey in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woolly Monkey sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Woolly Monkey in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Woolly Monkey in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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