Ethnoprimatology of the Shipibo of the upper Ucayali River, Perú

Table 2 Primate species identified by Shipibo informants using photo flashcards and their conservation status

Species	Common name	Spanish name	Shipibo name	IUCN red list status	Population trend
Alouatta seniculus	Colombian red howler monkey	Mono koto	Ro	LC	Decreasing
Aotus cf. nigriceps	Black-headed night monkey	Musmuki	R(d)iro	LC	Unknown
Ateles chamek	Black-faced black spider monkey	Maquisapa	Iso	EN	Decreasing
Cacajao ucayalii	Bald uakari	Huapo colorado	Huxin	VU	Decreasing
Cebus unicolor	White capuchin	Mono blanco	Juxo	VU	Decreasing
Lagothrix lagothricha	Common woolly monkey	Chorro	Isokor(d)o	VU	Decreasing
Leontocebus weddelli	Weddell’s saddle-back tamarin*	Pichico	Shipi	LC	Unknown
Pithecia inusta	Burnished saki	Huapo negro	Nano	LC	Decreasing
Plecturocebus discolor	White-tailed titi monkey	Tokon	Roca roca	LC	Unknown
Tamarinus mystax	Moustached tamarin*	Pichico	Shipi	LC	Decreasing
Saimiri boliviensis	Black-capped squirrel monkey	Mono ardilla	Wasa	LC	Decreasing
Saimiri cassiquiarensis	Humboldt squirrel monkey	Mono ardilla	Wasa	LC	Unknown
Sapajus apella	Brown capuchin	Mono negro	Huiso	LC	Decreasing

*Tamarin species were inconsistently identified by the informants due to similarity in appearance between species, and identifications in this case were made based on the species observed by the researchers (LC = Least Concern; VU = Vulnerable; EN = Endangered [54])

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