Although there is much more to mammalwatching than listing species, it is – for many of us – a fun way to track our effort. Mammal listing is nothing more than a friendly competition. But I believe it can motivate mammalwatchers and also lead to a more interactive and lively community. So if you have a list please share it here. Any questions about what people have seen or where? Just click on their list and ask them.
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Primatewatching rankings
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Name
No. of species
List
Latest observations
1
305
Latest additions include Robinson's Banded Langur in Thailand, Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey in China and Bale Monkey in Ethiopia, all the Bolivian endemic Titis plus White-lipped Tamarin in Bolivia. Highlights include all the Lion Tamarins and all the Douc Langurs.
2
297
Highlights from 2024 seeing all the howler monkey species in the wild
3
245
White-thighed Colobus & Green Monkey in Ghana latest sightings
4
198
Brazil June and Dec 24
5
179
Highlights: Kipunji, Drill, all 9 species of Sifaka, all 3 species of Douc Langurs, Cat Ba Langur, Southern Muriqui, Pennant's Red Colobus. Latest trip: Cruise on the Amazon by Wildwings in May 2024 with 31 primate species seen in just 12 days (not all species seen were lifers).
6
166
2025 highlights: Siberut langur, Pig-tailed langur; 2024: Monk Saki, Javan gibbon, Aye-aye, Sumatran orangutan; Previous highlights: endangered Asian primates including Lao langur, Cat Ba langur, all three species of Douc langur and Arunachal macaque.
7
161
2024: Mandrill, Western Gorilla, Black Colobus and Gabon Squirrel Galago from Gabon // 2023: 73 Species of Lemur over 5 weeks in Madagascar // 2022: Silvery Javan Gibbon, Javan Slow Loris, West & East Javan Langurs // Previous Years: Kenya Coast Galago, Buffy-headed Marmoset, Golden-mantled Saddleback Tamarin, Black-faced Lion Tamarin, Panamanian Night Monkey, Coastal Black-handed Titi, Napo Saki, Northern Muriqui, Tana River Mangabey, Bale Monkey, Semliki Red Colobus, Eastern Gorilla, Chimpanzee, and Human at birth (only way to truly see wild Humans)
8
143
Northern pig tailed macaque and Pilleated Gibbon in Thailande
9
131
Latest trip to S India with Lion-tailed Macaque & Nilgiri Langur
10
122
I've actually had lots of highlights - I love my primates. The most recent one was the beautiful Golden Snub-nosed Monkey from Sichuan
11
120
Latest highlights include Golden-backed Uakari, Miller's Saki, Medem's Titi, Ornate Titi and Guianan Bearded Saki
12
118
All records visible on iGoTerra
13
113
Most recent is Marañón White-fronted Capuchin Cebus yuracus
14
96
96 species as of May 2023: most recent additions Gelada, Hamadryas and Bale Monkey in 2020
15
92
Latest addition: March 2025 - Horsfield´s tarsier from Sabah, Borneo.
16
90
Highlights are: Mountain gorillas and chimpanzee in Uganda; all the sifakas (6 seen out of 9 species) in Madagascar
17
86
Update 07/2024: 86 primate species seen in the wild, total 242 primate species seen including ones in captive settings
18
78
Highlights: Eastern Gorilla,
19
77
Ornate titi, Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Indri, aye-aye, Proboscis monkey, Borneo orangutan
20
72
My recent new species was Spectacled Galago in Uganda. A predictable highlight was Eastern Gorilla. I haven't added either Thomas's or Demidoff's Dwarf Galago to my list as I'm concerned about identification. If anyone has information beyond size and movement I'd be most interested to hear it.
21
68
Goeldi's Monkey, Olalla's Titi, Cross-marked Langur, Abbott's Gray Gibbon, Javan Slow Loris
22
56
It's actually been a while since this list was added to. Vietnam primates are a definite highlight. I really just wanted to be in the top 10 of the primate lists and reside with the other esteemed mammal watchers here while I could. Shameless I know. Cheers.
23
40
Recent additions: Nilgiri Langur, Lion-Tailed Macaque. Previous highlights: Vietnam's Doucs, Bornean Orangutan, Gelada, Gurskey's Spectral Tarsier, Gorontalo Macaque, Celebes Crested Macaque.
24
36
More than half the mammals on my list come from my trip to Uganda in Feb 23, during which I saw 21 primate species.
25
24
Latest: Barbary Macaque, June 2022, Morocco and Thick-tailed Greater Galago, Aug. 2022, South Africa. Highlight: Drill in Cameroon.
26
22
Latest additions were Black-and-gold Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya), Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis), Brown Capuchin (Sapajus apella), and Bolivian Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta sara) in July 2019 in Bolivia
27
21
Highlights: Spider, howler and squirrel monkeys in June 2022, Barbary macaques in March 2023, black and white colobus, tantalus monkeys, olive baboons, red-tailed monkey, De Brazza's monkey and mountain gorillas in June 2023, 11 lemurs including a hibernating dwarf lemur and lots of time following Milne-Edwards' Sifakas in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, June-August 2024
28
16
October 2024 : Chacma Baboons and Vervet Monkeys (Kruger NP)
29
15
Latest observations: Sanje mangabey, Udzungwa red colobus, Angola black-and-white colobus, yellow baboon.
30
13
Javan Slow Loris in Central Java, Indonesia (17 September 2023)
31
9
Latest - 6 species in East Africa, July 2024. Highlights include Red-tailed Monkey, Thick-tailed Greater Galago, and Central American Spider Monkey
32
5
Central American Spider Monkey
33
5
Vervet monkey, Olive baboon, Zanzibar red colobus
34
4
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (20 Oct 2019)
35
1
Only Barbary Macaque, in 2019 in Gibraltar and in 2023 in Morocco.