Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki Characteristics | Pithecia Mittermeieri Facts

Kingdom	Order	Family	Genus	Species
Animalia	Primates	Pitheciidae	Pithecia	Pithecia mittermeieri

Mittermeier’s Tapajós Saki Distribution

Mittermeier’s Tapajós Saki Characteristics

Mittermeier’s Tapajós Saki^[1] (Pithecia mittermeieri) is a disputed species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey.

It is native to central-western Brazil. It is among the most variable saki species in terms of coloration.
Males of this species have mostly black fur with long gray-white stripes and forearms covered in short, dense white fur.
They have a bright orange frill. Females are similar in coloration but less grizzled.

Mittermeier’s Tapajós Saki Facts

Populations of this species were previously classified as Tapajós River saki (Pithecia irrorata). Still, a 2014 study described these populations as a separate species, Pithecia mittermeieri, based on their distinctive fur.
This species is named after the famous American primatologist Russell Mittermeier.
This species is native to Brazil, found in the southern Amazon between the Tapajós and Madeira rivers.
The home ranges of different groups often overlap, and although interactions between groups are not common, they are typically agonistic.
It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting in the southern part of its range (Rondônia). In the northernmost parts of its range, it is threatened by deforestation and range fragmentation.

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