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Novaes' bald-headed uakari

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Novaes' bald-headed uakari (Cacajao novaesi) 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 Hershkovitz, 1987 and lists its country distribution as Brazil. It is native to Brazil. The database notes that it was split from the bald uakari, and the name was published by Hershkovitz in 1987. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Near Threatened.

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Scientific Name
Cacajao novaesi 2
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Pitheciidae, Taxa
Source Taxon page for Cacajao novaesi, Novaes' bald-headed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Source Taxon page for Cacajao novaesi, Novaes' bald-headed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
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Country distribution Brazil
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1. Taxon page for Cacajao novaesi, Novaes' bald-headed uakari (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Near Threatened
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • Country distribution
    Country distribution Brazil
  • Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
    Family: Pitheciidae
  • In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
    Order: Primates
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2. Novaes' bald-headed uakari (Wikipedia)
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