White-faced saki: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-faced saki lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pithecia pithecia
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Pitheciidae

Where does the white-faced saki live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-faced saki in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 white-faced saki endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-faced saki?

The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Pitheciidae, genus Pithecia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-faced saki

The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), is a species of New World saki monkey. The small bodied neotropical primate can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. This species feeds mostly on fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects. Although it is an arboreal species and is a specialist of brachiation, it is also terrestrial when foraging. Typical life expectancy is around 14 years in its natural habitat, although individuals have been recorded to live up to 36 years in captivity. The white faced saki is active in the day and sleeps highly elevated (15–20 m (49–66 ft)) in trees with many leaves to shelter from weather and flying predators.

A formerly recognized subspecies, P. p. chrysocephala, was elevated to full species status as P. chrysocephala in 2014.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-faced saki (revision 1380254166), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q832345 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).