Pithecia napensis

Lönnberg, 1938

Napo Saki

Formerly part of Pithecia monachus monachus, Monk Saki.
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Location:Ecuador, Orellano province, Napo Wildlife Center EcolodgeDate taken:9 December 2021Description:Formerly part of Pithecia monachus monachus, Monk Saki.

Distribution :

E Ecuador and N Peru

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Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Platyrrhini
Family: Pitheciidae
Subfamily: Pitheciinae
Genus: Pithecia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Lönnberg, E. 1938-06-16. Remarks on some members of the genera Pithecia and Cacajao from Brazil. Arkiv för Zoologi (A)30(18):1-25.

Original name as described

Pithecia monachus napensis

Type material

NHRM A60-1921

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Napo river, 2000 ft, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

split from P. monachus

Taxonomy notes citation

Marsh, L.K. 2014. A taxonomic revision of the saki monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804. Neotropical Primates 21(1):1-165. doi:10.1896/044.021.0101

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000912

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Pithecia monachus napensis

Lönnberg, 1938

Family

Pitheciidae

Root name

napensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM A60-1921

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

in Ecuador at Napo river at an altitude of 2000 feet

Type locality

Ecuador.

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Rylands, Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves & Rodríguez-Luna (2000:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71834)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecia napensis:

Marsh, 2014

Family

Pitheciidae

Root name

napensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Neotropical Primates

Name usages

Marsh (2014:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/23820)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39955/70609585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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