Pitheciidae

Titi monkeys, sakis, and uakaris

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Callicebus moloch
Callicebus moloch
Callicebus moloch
Callicebus moloch
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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Dewey, T. 2007. "Pitheciidae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 26, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pitheciidae.html. 

 

There are 40 species in the family Pitheciidae, commonly known as titi monkeys, sakis, and uakaris. The most diverse genus in this family is Callicebus, the titi monkeys, with 28 species. There are 5 species of saki monkeys (Pithecia), 5 species of bearded saki monkeys (Chiropotes), and 2 species of uakaris (Cacajao). (Wilson and Reeder, 2005)

 
References
  • Wilson, D., D. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Accessed November 16, 2007 at http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ .
"Pitheciidae". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1647". Accessed 16 Mar 2010.