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Uakari (UK: / w ə ˈ k ɑːr i /, [2] US: / w ɑː-/) [3] is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. Both the English and scientific names are believed to have originated from indigenous languages.
The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. [4] The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitats near water in the western Amazon of Brazil and Peru .
There are 54 currently recognized extant species of pitheciid monkey, grouped into two subfamilies and six genera. [1] [3] Eleven extinct genera known from the fossil record are placed in the family, extending the age of the family to the Miocene. [4] [5] Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris Subfamily Callicebinae, titis Genus Plecturocebus
Pitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae. It contains three genera and 14 species. Pitheciines are forest dwellers from northern and central South America, east of the Andes. They are small to medium-sized primates, with a stocky build due to their close skin.
The region, which is believed to have the world's greatest concentration of uncontacted Indigenous groups, is also home to several threatened species, including the bald-headed uakari monkey. "It ...
The golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) or black-headed uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae. It lives in the Amazon Rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It has black hair covering its body, except for a reddish abdomen, tail, and upper limbs, and a bald face.
The fifth chapter in Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers on Facebook is all about endangered species, as we try to find endangered animals across the world's continents. The first scene took us to ...
The Aracá uakari (Cacajao ayresi), also known as the Ayres black uakari, [2] is a newly described species of monkey from the northwest Brazilian Amazon.It was found by Jean-Phillipe Boubli of the University of Auckland after following native Yanomamo Indians on their hunts along the Rio Aracá, a northern tributary of the Rio Negro. [4]