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Pithecia pithecia
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species of mammal
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*Pithecia pithecia*, commonly known as the Golden-faced saki, Mono Viudo, Parauacú, or White-faced Saki, is a species of primate. It belongs to the family Pitheciidae and is classified within the order Primates, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species is part of the genus *Pithecia*.
The taxon range for *Pithecia pithecia* is Brazil. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 36 years. Occurrence records are held by institutions including WNMU, ASNHC, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, and DMNS, with records associated with countries such as Guyana, the United States, Suriname, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyPitheciidae
Maximum longevity: 36 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born male lived 28.2 years in captivity. He was about 36 years old when he died (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 237
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Pitheciidae
- Collections
- WNMU, ASNHC, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, DMNS, ROM
- Recorded in
- Guyana, United States, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil
Bird sounds
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Pithecia pithecia
- taxon name
- Pithecia pithecia
- Commons gallery
- Pithecia pithecia
- taxon common name
- saqui carablancu
- longest observed lifespan
- 36
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- P. pithecia
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Encyclopedic overview
The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), is a species of New World saki monkey. The small bodied neotropical primate can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. This species feeds mostly on fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects. Although it is an arboreal species and is a specialist of brachiation, it is also terrestrial when foraging. Typical life expectancy is around 14 years in its natural habitat, although individuals have been recorded to live up to 36 years in captivity. The white faced saki is active in the day and sleeps highly elevated (15–20 m (49–66 ft)) in trees with many leaves to shelter from weather and flying predators.
A formerly recognized subspecies, P. p. chrysocephala, was elevated to full species status as P. chrysocephala in 2014.
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