Monk saki

Species of New World monkey

Monk saki[1]
Illustration by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Genus: Pithecia
Species:
P. monachus
Binomial name
Pithecia monachus
(É. Geoffroy, 1812)
Approximate range of the monk saki (includes P. hirsuta, P. monachus, P. inusta, and P. milleri)

The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru.[3]

Taxonomy

The hairy saki (P. hirsuta), Miller's saki (P. milleri), Napo saki (P. napensis), and burnished saki (P. inusta) were previously considered conspecific but were split from this species in 2014. P. monachus is now known to occupy a much smaller range than it was thought to before the split.[3][4]

Distribution

This species is found in the interfluvial between the Solimoes River, lower to middle Ucayali River and lower Javary River, in northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru.[2]

Description

This monkey can grow up to be 30 to 50 centimetres (12 to 20 in) long and weigh about 1 to 2 kilograms (2 lb 3 oz to 4 lb 7 oz), approximately the same as a large rabbit. The thick, bushy tail can be up to 25 to 55 centimetres (10 to 22 in) long. It has coarse fur, which is long and shaggy around the face and neck.[5]

Behavior

A shy, wary animal, it is totally arboreal, living high in the trees and sometimes descending to lower levels but not to the ground. It generally moves on all fours but may sometimes walk upright on a large branch and will leap across gaps. During the day, it moves in pairs or small family groups, feeding on fruits, berries, honey, some leaves, small mammals such as mice and bats, and birds. The female gives birth to 1 young per mating season with the average family size being 4.5.[5]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Pithecia monachus (Monk saki).
  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Primates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Marsh, L.K.; Heymann, E. W.; Moura, E.; Ravetta, A. (2018). "Pithecia monachus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T70609726A17971958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T70609726A17971958.en. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Marsh, L. K. (July 2014). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Saki Monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804". Neotropical Primates. 21 (1): 1–165. doi:10.1896/044.021.0101. S2CID 86516301.
  4. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. ^ a b Poloskey, Tara (2000). "ADW: Pithecia monachus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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Extant species of family Pitheciidae
Pitheciinae
Pithecia
(Saki monkeys)
  • Equatorial saki (P. aequatorialis)
  • White-footed saki (P. albicans)
  • Cazuza's saki (P. cazuzai)
  • Golden-faced saki (P.chrysocephala)
  • Hairy saki (P. hirsuta)
  • Burnished saki (P. inusta)
  • Rio Tapajós saki (P. irrorata)
  • Isabel's saki (P. isabela)
  • Monk saki (P. monachus)
  • Miller's saki (P. milleri)
  • Napo saki (P. napensis)
  • White-faced saki (P. pithecia)
  • Vanzolini's bald-faced saki (P. vanzolinii)
Chiropotes
(Bearded sakis)
  • Black bearded saki (C. satanas)
  • Red-backed bearded saki (C. chiropotes)
  • Brown-backed bearded saki (C. israelita)
  • Uta Hick's bearded saki (C. utahickae)
  • White-nosed saki (C. albinasus)
  • Reddish-brown bearded saki (C. sagulatus)
Cacajao
(Uakaris)
  • Bald uakari (C. calvus)
  • Black-headed uakari (C. melanocephalus)
  • Aracá uakari (C. ayresii)
  • Neblina uakari (C. hosomi)
Callicebinae
Plecturocebus
(Titis)
  • White-eared titi (P. donacophilus)
  • Rio Beni titi (P. modestus)
  • Rio Mayo titi (P. oenanthe)
  • Olalla brothers' titi (P. olallae)
  • White-coated titi (P. pallescens)
  • Urubamba brown titi (P. urubambensis)
  • Baptista Lake titi (P. baptista)
  • Prince Bernhard's titi (P. bernhardi)
  • Brown titi (P. brunneus)
  • Parecis titi (P. parecis)
  • Ashy black titi (P. cinerascens)
  • Hoffmanns's titi (P. hoffmannsi)
  • Red-bellied titi (P. moloch)
  • Vieira's titi (P. vieirai)
  • Milton's titi (P. miltoni)
  • Alta Floresta titi (P. grovesi)
  • Chestnut-bellied titi (P. caligatus)
  • Coppery titi (P. cupreus)
  • Toppin's titi (P. toppini)
  • Madidi titi (P. aureipalatii)
  • Caquetá titi (P. caquetensis)
  • White-tailed titi (P. discolor)
  • Hershkovitz's titi (P. dubius)
  • Ornate titi (P. ornatus)
  • Stephen Nash's titi (P. stephennashi)
Callicebus
(Titis)
  • Barbara Brown's titi (C. barbarabrownae)
  • Coimbra Filho's titi (C. coimbrai)
  • Coastal black-handed titi (C. melanochir)
  • Black-fronted titi (C. nigrifrons)
  • Atlantic titi (C. personatus)
Cheracebus
(Titis)
  • Lucifer titi (C. lucifer)
  • Black titi (C. lugens)
  • Colombian black-handed titi (C. medemi)
  • Red-headed titi (C. regulus)
  • Collared titi (C. torquatus)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Pithecia monachus