Equatorial Saki

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iEquatorial Saki
Conservation status
Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Genus: Pithecia Species: P. aequatorialis
Binomial name
Pithecia aequatorialis Hershkovitz, 1987

The Equatorial Saki, Pithecia aequatorialis, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

[edit] References

• Rylands et al (2000). Pithecia aequatorialis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 147. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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