Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas), recorded as Endangered
Black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Black bearded saki

Chiropotes satanas

Black bearded saki is a primate in the family Pitheciidae (order Primates) — Chiropotes satanas, recorded as Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Chiropotes satanas
Recorded from
Brazil
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Pitheciidae · Chiropotes

The primate

Bearded sakis are medium-sized (50 cm), mostly frugivorous primates, specialised in seed predation.

Range and habitat

The black bearded saki is endemic to the far eastern Amazon in Brazil, in a range restricted to a relatively small region from the Tocantins River in Pará east to around the Grajaú River in Maranhão (similar to the range of the equally threatened Kaapori capuchin). The natural home range of this species can vary from 200 to 250 ha (490 to 620 acres). It is the only Amazonian pitheciid found east of the Tocantins River.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

The black bearded saki is highly frugivorous, specialized in seed predation, as 90% of their diet comes from fruits and seeds. This species feeds mostly on plants of the families Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, and Chrysobalanaceae, but it is known to feed on more than 100 species and is able to adapt its diet.

In crisis

The black bearded saki is an endangered species. Just over the last few decades urbanization in the Brazilian Amazon has brought with it highways, agriculture, and dams, creating an influx of pressures from habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, and poaching.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Black bearded saki is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Black bearded saki, Wikidata item Q1140251. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Black bearded saki?
Black bearded saki is a primate in the family Pitheciidae (order Primates) — Chiropotes satanas.
What is the conservation status of Black bearded saki?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Chiropotes satanas. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Black bearded saki live?
The black bearded saki is endemic to the far eastern Amazon in Brazil, in a range restricted to a relatively small region from the Tocantins River in Pará east to around the Grajaú River in Maranhão (similar to the range of the equally threatened Kaapori capuchin).
Why is Black bearded saki in crisis?
The black bearded saki is an endangered species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Chiropotes satanas?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Black bearded saki a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.