▁white ▁hair s ▁on ▁their ▁m uzz le . ▁Their ▁fur ▁was ▁short ▁and ▁sp i key . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁E cuador , ▁the ▁tit is ▁had ▁a ▁light ▁red ▁fur ▁on ▁their ▁fore head , ▁side burn s ▁and ▁be ard , ▁quite ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁fur ▁by ▁their ▁ears , ▁dark ▁hands ▁with ▁white ▁fur ▁on ▁them , ▁red ▁under parts ▁and ▁ch est , ▁a ▁gray ▁tail ▁and ▁wh it ish ▁hair ▁above ▁their ▁nose , ▁e y eb rows ▁and ▁m uzz le . ▁Their ▁fur ▁was ▁fri z zy . ▁ ▁D ise ases ▁The ▁c est ode ▁At ri ota enia ▁meg ast oma ▁has ▁only ▁recently ▁been ▁studied ▁in ▁non - human ▁hosts . ▁This ▁par as ite , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁t ape w orm , ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁numerous ▁species ▁of ▁mon keys ▁in ▁the ▁Peru ▁area ▁such ▁as ▁Sa imi ri ▁sci ure us ▁and ▁Sa imi ri ▁bol ivi ensis . ▁This ▁par as ite ▁requires ▁an ▁intermediate ▁host ▁usually ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁soil ▁fa una . ▁The ▁host ▁then ▁acqu ires ▁the ▁par as ite ▁by ▁accident ally ▁ing est ing ▁the ▁intermediate ▁host ▁from ▁the ▁soil . ▁Work ▁performed ▁in ▁Peru ▁shows ▁that ▁P . ▁o enant he ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁definit ive ▁host ▁for ▁this ▁par as ite . ▁In ▁February ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁six ▁sight ings ▁of ▁this ▁par as ite ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁int est ines