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Index Golden-backed uakari

The golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) or black-headed uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Alexander von Humboldt, Amazon rainforest, Aracá uakari, Brazil, Campinarana, Colombia, Diurnality, Igapó, International Journal of Primatology, Neblina uakari, New World monkey, Pitheciidae, Prehensile tail, Primate, Sexual dimorphism, Synonym (taxonomy), Venezuela.

  2. Mammals described in 1812
  3. Sakis and uakaris

Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.

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Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest, also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America.

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Aracá uakari

The Aracá uakari (Cacajao ayresi), also known as the Ayres black uakari, is a newly described species of monkey from the northwest Brazilian Amazon. Golden-backed uakari and Aracá uakari are primates of Brazil and Sakis and uakaris.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Campinarana

Campinarana (NT0158), also called Rio Negro Campinarana, is a neotropical ecoregion in the Amazon biome of the north west of Brazil and the east of Colombia that contains vegetation adapted to extremely poor soil.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Diurnality

Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night.

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Igapó

Igapó (from Old Tupi: "root forest") is a word used in Brazil for blackwater-flooded forests in the Amazon biome.

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International Journal of Primatology

The International Journal of Primatology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research papers on the study of primates.

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Neblina uakari

The Neblina uakari (Cacajao hosomi) or black-headed uakari, is a newly described species of monkey from the far northwest Brazilian Amazon and adjacent southern Venezuela. Golden-backed uakari and Neblina uakari are mammals of Venezuela, primates of Brazil and Sakis and uakaris.

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New World monkey

New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.

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Pitheciidae

The Pitheciidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised.

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Prehensile tail

A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to grasp or hold objects.

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Primate

Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.

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Synonym (taxonomy)

The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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See also

Mammals described in 1812

Sakis and uakaris

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-backed_uakari

Also known as Black-headed Uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus, Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary.