Uta Hick’s bearded saki[1] (Chiropotes utahicki) is an endangered species of bearded saki, a New World Monkey species.
- It is native to Brazil and is restricted to the Amazon between the Tocantins and Xingu rivers.
- Like other saki monkeys, they vary in body weight and length. For example, male Uta Hick’s bearded saki monkey weighs 6.8 pounds (3.1 kg) with a body length of 15.35 inches (39 cm).
- Females weigh 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) with a body length of 14.41 (36.6 cm). Uta Hick’s bearded saki monkeys have bushy beards and fox-like tails, a trait common to the genus Chiropotes.
- Uta Hicks’ bearded saki has reddish-brown fur, dark limbs, and long arms, much larger than marmosets and tamarins. Compared to these two, they are also better climbers.
