Barbara Brown's titi a few individuals were found being kept as pets. The species is not found in any officially protected area. Despite being home to numerous species found nowhere else in the world, only one percent of the forests of Bahia, home to the blond titi monkey, are under any form of protection and as a number of destructive activities continue to degrade the area, action is required to protect the blond titi monkey’s habitat. Several organizations, including the Brazilian Institute for the Environment, are working to promote the study and protection of Brazil’s threatened primates.2) Conservation International is also helping to
White-eared titi species within the genus "Plecturocebus". Although the exact position of species within the genus "Plecturocebus" in the "P. donacophilus" group with the Rio Beni titi ("P. modestus"), Rio Mayo titi ("P. oenanthe"), Ollala brothers' titi ("P. olallae"), and white-coated titi ("P. pallescens"). The white-coated titi has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the white-eared titi, but they are treated as separate species in the latest edition of Mammal Species of the World. The white-eared titi is a medium-sized primate with grey to orange pelage. The species does not exhibit sexual dimorphism; the male's head and body length averages while females