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Pithecia

Mammal Genera

Pithecia, commonly called the sakis or saki monkeys, is a genus of New World primate in the subfamily Pitheciinae of the family Pitheciidae, order Primates, with the type species Simia pithecia, the white-faced saki, established by Linnaeus in 1766. It is closely related to the bearded sakis of the genus Chiropotes. The genus contains approximately 16 recognized species, though several species-level classifications remain disputed. Sakis range across northern and central South America, from southern Colombia through Peru and northern Bolivia into central Brazil. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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2. Pithecia (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Sakis, or saki monkeys, are any of several New World monkeys of the genus Pithecia.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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