PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS ON THE KAAPOR CAPUCHIN, CEBUS-KAAPORI QUEIROZ 1992, FROM EASTERN BRAZILIAN AMAZONIA

Preliminary observations on the geographical distribution and conserva tion status of the recently described Ka'apor capuchin Cebus kaapori, endemic to eastern Amazonia, are presented. The data presented confirm the species' rarity, given that it both has a relatively restricted g eographical distribution in comparison with most other Amazonian prima tes and occurs at extremely low population densities. Additional probl ems for its conservation are hunting pressure and the devastating scal e of deforestation within the region. C. kaapori is thus one of the mo st, if not the most, endangered, of Amazonian mammals; this also re-em phasizes the importance of eastern Amazonia for the conservation of Am azonian biodiversity as a whole. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science L imited.