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Cebidae

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Cebidae

Largest family of South American monkeys. The Cebidae is divided into five subfamilies represented by titis, squirrel monkeys, sakis, howlers, capuchins, and spider monkeys. They are all tree-living and are found in the rainforest where they feed on vegetable matter and small animals.



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Species that are active during daytime and arboreal or arboreal/terrestrial species were found to be more frequently infected than others primates of the Cebidae family (howlers, sakis, and squirrel monkeys); two-toed sloths had the highest prevalence.
Mayaro virus in wild mammals, French Guiana by Kazanji, Mirdad / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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