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Monk saki

Mammals

Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) is a saki monkey in the genus Pithecia, 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 (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in von Humboldt, 1812) and lists its country distribution as Brazil and Peru. Also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, it is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru. The database notes that it previously included the hairy saki, Miller's saki and the Napo saki. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern.

Facts
Scientific Name
Pithecia monachus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Small 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Lifespan
14 1
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pitheciidae, Taxa
Source Taxon page for Pithecia monachus, Monk saki (Mammal Diversity Database)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pithecia monachus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Taxon page for Pithecia monachus, Monk saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Peru
Peru

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Taxon page for Pithecia monachus, Monk saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Peru
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pithecia monachus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status
    It is listed on Appendix II of CITES
  • Food Habits
    The diet of the monk saki is frugivorous
  • Behavior
    All species of Pithecia are diurnal.
  • Lifespan/Longevity, captivity
    Average lifespan Status: captivity 14.0 years
  • Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes rainforest rainforest
  • Range mass
    Range mass 1 to 2 kg
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2. Taxon page for Pithecia monachus, Monk saki (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • Country distribution
    Country distribution Brazil · Peru
  • Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
    Family: Pitheciidae
  • In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
    Order: Primates
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3. Monk saki (Wikipedia)
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(Pithecia monachus)
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