It has a black body, short tufts extending from the ears, and a white to light tan face. It occurs in montane rain forests of southeastern Brazil.
Its body fur is mostly black, and the ear tufts range from white to tan, brown, or gray. The face is white to light tan, with dark markings around the eyes.
A 1994–1995 study of one group in a southern Minas Gerais forest fragment recorded gum, fruit, and animal prey in its diet. Fruit feeding varied by season and changed inversely with gum feeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.