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Saki monkey
Pithecia

Pithecia pithecia

Species: Pithecia pithecia
Photo: Bryan Lenz

TAXONOMY

Suborder	Haplorrhini
Infraorder	Simiiformes
Family	Pitheciidae
Subfamily	Pitheciinae
Genus	Pithecia
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis (equatorial saki) Pithecia albicans (buffy saki) Pithecia irrorata (Rio Tapajós saki) Pithecia monachus (monk saki) Pithecia pithecia (white-faced saki)

COUNTRIES IN RANGE

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

FACTSHEETS

Pithecia aequatorialis

Damisela (in Spanish)

Pithecia albicans

Apus (in Russian)
Damisela (in Spanish)

Pithecia irrorata

Damisela (in Spanish)

Pithecia monachus

Pithecia pithecia

Pithecia pithecia pithecia

Comparative Placentation

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