Monk Saki
Pithecia monachus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Pitheciidae
The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru. Taxonomy The hairy saki (P.
Les sakis moines forment un genre (Pithecia) de singes du Nouveau Monde de la famille des Pitheciidae. Avec les sakis à barbe (genre Chiropotes) et les ouakaris (genre Cacajao), ils constituent la sous-famille des Pitheciinae. Liste d'espèces Pendant plus de deux siècles, la taxinomie du genre Pithecia est restée floue.
El saki cabelludo, parahuaco común o parahuaco negro (Pithecia monachus) conocido también como huarpo, huapo negro o mico volador es un primate neotropical endémico de Sudamérica que habita en la Amazonia, al noroccidente de Brasil y nororiente de Perú. Siguiendo a Hershkovitz y Eisenberg se reconocían dos subespecies (P. monachus milleri y P.
Distribution
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White Bald-headed Uakari
Cacajao calvus
PitheciidaeYellow-handed Titi Monkey
Cheracebus lucifer
PitheciidaeRed Titi Monkey
Plecturocebus discolor
PitheciidaeHairy Saki
Pithecia hirsuta
PitheciidaeBlack-headed Uacari
Cacajao melanocephalus
Pitheciidaeuacaris
Cacajao ucayalii
PitheciidaeCollared Titi Monkey
Cheracebus lugens
PitheciidaeColombian Black-handed Titi
Cheracebus medemi
Pitheciidae