Pitheciidae

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Pitheciidae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorrhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Platyrrhini
Family:	Pitheciidae Mivart, 1865

Genera

Pithecia
Chiropotes
Cacajao
Callicebus

The Pitheciidae are one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised. Formerly they were included in the family Atelidae. The family includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris.

1 Classification
2 Extinct taxa
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Classification

Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris
- Subfamily Pitheciinae
  - Genus Pithecia
    - White-faced Saki, Pithecia pithecia
    - Monk Saki, Pithecia monachus
    - Rio Tapajós Saki, Pithecia irrorata
    - Equatorial Saki, Pithecia aequatorialis
    - White-footed Saki, Pithecia albicans
  - Genus Chiropotes
    - Black Bearded Saki, Chiropotes satanas
    - Red-backed Bearded Saki, Chiropotes chiropotes
    - Brown-backed Bearded Saki, Chiropotes israelita
    - Uta Hick's Bearded Saki, Chiropotes utahickae
    - White-nosed Saki, Chiropotes albinasus
  - Genus Cacajao
    - Black-headed Uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus
    - Bald Uakari, Cacajao calvus
- Subfamily Callicebinae
  - Genus Callicebus
    - White-eared Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) donacophilus
    - Rio Beni Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) modestus
    - Rio Mayo Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) oenanthe
    - Ollala Brothers' Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) olallae
    - White-coated Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) pallescens
    - Baptista Lake Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) baptista
    - Prince Bernhard's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) bernhardi
    - Brown Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) brunneus
    - Ashy Black Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) cinerascens
    - Hoffmanns's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) hoffmannsi
    - Red-bellied Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) moloch
    - Barbara Brown's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) barbarabrownae
    - Coimbra Filho's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) coimbrai
    - Coastal Black-handed Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) melanochir
    - Black-fronted Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) nigrifrons
    - Atlantic Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) personatus
    - Chestnut-bellied Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) caligatus
    - Coppery Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) cupreus
    - White-tailed Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) discolor
    - Hershkovitz's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) dubius
    - Ornate Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) ornatus
    - Stephen Nash's Titi, Callicebus (Callicebus) stephennashi
    - Lucifer Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) lucifer
    - Black Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) lugens
    - Colombian Black-handed Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) medemi
    - Rio Purus Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) purinus
    - Red-headed Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) regulus
    - Collared Titi, Callicebus (Torquatus) torquatus
    - GoldenPalace.com Monkey, Callicebus aureipalatii

[edit] Extinct taxa

Subfamily Pitheciinae
- Genus Soriacebus
  - Soriacebus ameghinorum
  - Soriacebus adrianae
- Genus Carlocebus
  - Carlocebus carmenensis
  - Carlocebus intermedius
- Genus Homunculus
  - Homunculus patagonicus
- Genus Cebupithecia
  - Cebupithecia sarmientoi
- Genus Nuciruptor
  - Nuciruptor rubricae
- Genus Propithecia
  - Propithecia neuquenensis

[edit] References

Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 141-148. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

[edit] External links

Wikispecies has information related to:

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Extant primate families by suborder
Strepsirrhini: Cheirogaleidae · Lemuridae · Lepilemuridae · Indriidae · Daubentoniidae · Lorisidae · Galagidae Haplorrhini: Tarsiidae · Cebidae · Aotidae · Pitheciidae · Atelidae · Cercopithecidae · Hylobatidae · Hominidae