Bald uakari
The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitats near water in the western Amazon of Brazil and Peru.
| Bald uakari | |
|---|---|
| Red uakari (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) in Iquitos, Peru. | |
| White uakari (C. c. calvus) at the Solimões River, Brazil. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Cacajao |
| Species: | C. calvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) | |
| species range | |
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