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Golden-backed uakari
Species of New World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) or black-headed uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae. It lives in the Amazon Rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It has black hair covering its body, except for a reddish abdomen, tail, and upper limbs, and a bald face. It has highly specialised teeth which allow it to eat seeds and fruits with hard shells.
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Golden-backed uakari | |
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C. m. ouakary | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Pitheciidae |
Genus: | Cacajao |
Species: | C. melanocephalus |
Binomial name | |
Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) | |
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Synonyms | |
Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary |
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