Monk saki: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Monk saki Pithecia monachus Least concern

Where the monk saki lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 227 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Scientific name	Pithecia monachus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Pitheciidae

Where does the monk saki live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the monk saki in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Atalaia do Norte.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the monk saki endangered?

The monk saki’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the monk saki?

The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Pitheciidae, genus Pithecia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the monk saki

The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Monk saki (revision 1374805756), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q584768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).