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Miller's saki

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Pitheciidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Pithecia

Similar
  
White‑footed saki, Equatorial saki, Colombian black‑handed titi, Rio Purus titi, Red‑headed titi

Miller's saki (Pithecia milleri), also known as Miller's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. Its range includes parts of southwestern Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, and perhaps adjacent areas in Peru. This species was originally described as a species by J. A. Allen, demoted to a subspecies of the monk saki (P. monachus) in 1987, and raised back to full species status in 2014.

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Miller's saki Wikipedia