Cacajao melanocephalus Humboldt 1811 (black-headed uacari)
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Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae
Alternative combinations: Cothurus melanocephalus, Neocothurus melanocephalus, Pithecia melanocephala, Simia melanocephala, Uacaria melanocephala
Synonym: Ouakaria spixii Gray 1849
Belongs to Cacajao according to A. A. Barnett 2005
Sister taxa: Cacajao calvus, Cacajao hosomi, Cacajao ouakary
Subtaxa: Cacajao melanocephalus ayresi
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cacajao melanocephalus in the database
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