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White-nosed saki

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White-nosed saki (Chiropotes albinasus) is a bearded saki in the genus Chiropotes, 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 (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848) and lists its country distribution as Brazil. It is endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The scientific and common names arose because early authors worked from dead specimens, in which the skin on and around the nose fades to a whitish colour, while in living animals the nose is bright pink. Males are black and females brown to brownish-grey, and it is the only bearded saki with a brightly coloured nose. It is medium-sized and eats seeds, fruit, flowers, bark, insects and leaves, lives in large social groups and breeds seasonally. The English Wikipedia article says the 2020 IUCN Red List report listed it as vulnerable with a decreasing population. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Vulnerable.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Residential and Commercial Development 2
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Chiropotes albinasus 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 3
Body Size Band
Small 1
Lifespan
17 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pitheciidae, Taxa
Source Taxon page for Chiropotes albinasus, White-nosed saki (Mammal Diversity Database)

In Biome

Source White-nosed saki (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source White-nosed saki (Wikipedia)
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Source Taxon page for Chiropotes albinasus, White-nosed saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chiropotes albinasus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • Food Habits, Primary Diet
    Primary Diet omnivore omnivore
  • Lifespan/Longevity, wild
    Average lifespan Status: wild 17.0 years
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    White-nosed Sakis may be hunted for food in some areas.
  • Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest rainforest rainforest
  • Range mass
    Range mass 2 to 3 kg
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2. White-nosed saki (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    (Chiropotes albinasus)
  • Lead, conservation
    this species was listed as vulnerable with a decreasing population.
  • Source text, threat: biological-resource-use
    logging, agriculture, housing settlements, hunting and more
  • Source text, threat: agriculture-aquaculture
    logging, agriculture, housing settlements, hunting and more
  • Source text, threat: residential-commercial-development
    logging, agriculture, housing settlements, hunting and more
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
    endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil
  • In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Lead, habitat
    endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil
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3. Taxon page for Chiropotes albinasus, White-nosed saki (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Vulnerable
  • 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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