Monk saki
| Monk saki | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Pithecia |
| Species: | P. monachus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pithecia monachus (É. Geoffroy, 1812) | |
| Approximate range of the monk saki (includes P. hirsuta, P. monachus, P. inusta, and P. milleri) | |
The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru.