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Napo saki

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Pitheciidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Pithecia

Napo saki

Similar
  
White‑footed saki, Equatorial saki, Rio Tapajós saki, Colombian black‑handed titi, Baptista Lake titi

The Napo saki (Pithecia napensis), also known as the Napo monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. Its range includes parts of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru. The name is derived from the Napo River in its locality. This species was originally described by Lönnberg as the subspecies Pithecia monachus napensis and has been treated as a synonym of P. monachus monachus. Hershkovitz retained it under P. monachus in 1987, but it was raised to full species status in 2014.

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Napo saki Wikipedia