iUakaris
Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Pitheciinae Genus: Cacajao Lesson, 1840
Type Species
Simia melanocephalus Humboldt, 1812
Species
Cacajao melanocephalus Cacajao calvus Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 4427 KB) Male of Uakari. ... Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) The Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus), also known as the Red Uakari or Bald-headed Uakari, is a distinctive red-faced monkey found in swampy forests in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa Entoprocta Brachiopoda... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Multituberculata (extinct) Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Australosphenida Ausktribosphenida Monotremata Subclass Eutheria (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Anagaloidea (extinct) Arctostylopida (extinct) Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Cingulata Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Dinocerata (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Leptictida (extinct) Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata... Families 15, See classification A primate (L. prima, first) is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Genera Pithecia Chiropotes Cacajao Callicebus The Pitheciidae are one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised. ... Genera Pithecia Chiropotes Cacajao Pitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae. ... René Primevère Lesson (March 20, 1794 - April 28, 1849) was a French surgeon and naturalist. ... In scientific classification, a type is a specimen or description that corresponds to a taxon (a group of organisms), and helps to identify which organisms may be referred to with that name. ... Binomial name Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. ... An 1859 portrait of Alexander von Humboldt by the artist Julius Schrader, showing Mount Chimborazo in the background. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Binomial name Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. ... Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) The Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus), also known as the Red Uakari or Bald-headed Uakari, is a distinctive red-faced monkey found in swampy forests in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. ...

Uakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. The common name is believed to come from the indigenous term for "Dutchmen"; their red faces apparently reminded the locals of sun-burned Europeans. Cacajao is also believed to be an indigenous name, of unknown meaning now, as the tribe and language is extinct. Families Cebidae Aotidae Pitheciidae Atelidae The New World monkeys are the four families of primates that are found in Central and South America: the Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ...

The uakaris are unusual among New World monkeys in that the tail length (15-18 cm) is substantially less than their head and body length (40-45 cm). Their bodies are covered with long, loose hair but their heads are bald. They have almost no subcutaneous fat, so their bald faces appear almost skull like. Like their closest relatives the saki monkeys, they have projecting lower incisors. Species Pithecia pithecia Pithecia monachus Pithecia irrorata Pithecia aequatorialis Pithecia albicans Sakis are any of several New World monkeys of the genus Pithecia. ... Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ...

The two species of uakari currently recognised are both found in the upper Amazon Basin. The Black-headed Uakari is found north of the river, between the River Branco and the River Japurá. The Bald Uakari is found south of the Amazon, on the other side of the Japurá. Amazon River basin The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... Binomial name Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. ... Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) The Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus), also known as the Red Uakari or Bald-headed Uakari, is a distinctive red-faced monkey found in swampy forests in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. ...

Uakaris are typically lethargic and silent in zoo conditions, but in the wild they are agile and active, capable of leaps of over 6 metres. They have been observed both in small groups and in larger troops of up to 100. When travelling through the forest they move in the lower branches of the trees, though when foraging they also go up to the canopy. They eat fruit, nuts, buds and leaves.

Henry Walter Bates, the nineteenth century zoologist, recorded that the Native Americans captured uakaris alive by using blowpipe darts or arrows tipped with diluted curare; once captured the animals were revived by putting a pinch of salt in their mouths. Those animals that survived were kept as pets. Henry Walter Bates (February 8, 1825 - February 16, 1892) was an English naturalist and explorer. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Strychnos toxifera by Koehler 1887 This page is about the plant. ... Pets and humans often contribute toward the happiness of the other in a pet relationship. ...

Species

Male Bald Uakari

• Black-headed Uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus
  • Cacajao melanocephalus melanocephalus
  • Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary
• Bald Uakari or Red Uakari, C. calvus
  • Cacajao calvus calvus
  • Cacajao calvus ucayalii
  • Cacajao calvus rubicundus
  • Cacajao calvus novaesi

ouakari are ugly and hairy Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1872x1306, 2365 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1872x1306, 2365 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) The Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus), also known as the Red Uakari or Bald-headed Uakari, is a distinctive red-faced monkey found in swampy forests in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. ... Binomial name Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. ... Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) The Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus), also known as the Red Uakari or Bald-headed Uakari, is a distinctive red-faced monkey found in swampy forests in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. ...

References

• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 146. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Dr Colin Groves is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

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