Bald uakari

Bald uakari[1]
Red uakari (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) in Iquitos, Peru.
White uakari (C. c. calvus) at the Solimões River, Brazil.
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Genus: Cacajao
Species:
C. calvus
Binomial name
Cacajao calvus
(I. Geoffroy, 1847)
     species range

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.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Aquino, R.; de Queiroz, H.L.; Paim, F.P.; Boubli, J.P.; Mittermeier, R.A.; Ravetta, A.L.; Shanee, S.; Urbani, B.; de Azevedo, R.B.; Calouro, A.M.; Cornejo, F.M. (2021) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Cacajao calvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3416A191694447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T3416A191694447.en. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Falk, D. (2000). Primate Diversity. W.W. Norton & Co. pp. 160–163. ISBN 0-393-97428-6.