Chiropotes Lesson 1840 (bearded saki)

Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae

Parent taxon: Pitheciidae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006

See also Barnett 2005, Hershkovitz 1974 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Antillothrix, Cacajao, Callicebinae, Mohanamico, Paralouatta, Pithecia, Pitheciini

Subtaxa: Chiropotes albinasus Chiropotes chiropotes Chiropotes israelita Chiropotes sagulatus Chiropotes satanas Chiropotes utahickae

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Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)

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