Pithecia Desmarest 1804 (saki)
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Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae
Parent taxon: Pitheciidae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
See also Hershkovitz 1974, Illiger 1811 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Antillothrix, Cacajao, Callicebinae, Chiropotes, Mohanamico, Paralouatta, Pitheciini
Subtaxa: Pithecia aequatorialis Pithecia albicans Pithecia cazuzai Pithecia chrysocephala Pithecia hirsuta Pithecia inusta Pithecia irrorata Pithecia isabela Pithecia milleri Pithecia mittermeieri Pithecia monachus Pithecia napensis Pithecia pissinattii Pithecia pithecia Pithecia rylandsi Pithecia vanzolinii
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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