Carnivorous monkeys strictly dine on animal matters (i.e., the meat of other animals), including birds, insects, other monkey species, and small mammals. Explore all carnivore monkeys here.
Carnivorous Monkeys
Buffy-tufted Marmoset
Species Name: Callithrix auritaDiet: Carnivorous
The buffy-tufted marmoset, also called the white-eared marmoset or buffy-tufted-ear marmoset is a New World monkey living in the forests of the Atlantic coast of southeastern Brazil. Unlike most marmoset monkeys, buffy-tufted-ear marmosets are mainly insectivorous, although their diet is generally carnivorous.
Golden Angwantibo
Species Name: Arctocebus aureusDiet: Carnivorous (insectivorous)
The golden angwantibo is a strepsirrhine primate of the Lorisidae family. Bärenmaki, meaning "lemur bear," is the German name for the golden angwantibo due to its bear-like appearance. However, we see no resemblance.
Isabel’s Saki
Species Name: Pithecia isabelaDiet: Carnivorous
Isabel's Saki (Pithecia isabela) is a New World monkey species, native to a small part of northern Peru. The species was named in honor of Isabel Godin des Odonais, an 18th-century Ecuadorian noblewoman who traveled across South America to find her husband.
