Monk saki

Monk saki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
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.

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