Golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a uakari in the genus Cacajao, family Pitheciidae, the New World monkeys that also include the other titis, the sakis and the uakaris. The Mammal Diversity Database credits the species name to (von Humboldt, 1812) and lists its country distribution as Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Also called the black-headed uakari, it lives in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. It has black hair covering its body except for a reddish abdomen, tail and upper limbs, and a bald face, and its highly specialised teeth let it eat seeds and fruits with hard shells. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Source Taxon page for Cacajao melanocephalus, Golden-backed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Venezuela
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Taxon page for Cacajao melanocephalus, Golden-backed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Venezuela
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Taxon page for Cacajao melanocephalus, Golden-backed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Venezuela
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cacajao melanocephalus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status, CITES
CITES Appendix I
Food Habits, Primary Diet, granivore
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore granivore granivore
Behavior, Key Behaviors
Key Behaviors arboreal arboreal diurnal diurnal
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
On rare occasions they are a food source for local people.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, pets
There are also several accounts of locals taking young for pets.
Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes rainforest rainforest
Range mass
Range mass 2.5 to 3.7 kg
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IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Least Concern
Species status
Species status Living
Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Venezuela
Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
Family: Pitheciidae
In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
Order: Primates
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(Cacajao melanocephalus)
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
It lives in the Amazon rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Lead, habitat
It lives in the Amazon rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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