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Black bearded saki

Chiropotes satanas (Hoffmannsegg, 1807)

ENEndangeredprimates

The black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 2.94 kg to 3 kg and live up to 18 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas)
Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black bearded saki

Weight
3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
18 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
19.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
158 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black bearded saki live?

Not recorded

What is the black bearded saki?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) is a species of New World monkey, native to the Amazon rainforest of South America, specifically to an area of north-eastern Brazil. It is one of five species of bearded saki. Bearded sakis are medium-sized (50 cm), mostly frugivorous primates, specialised in seed predation. The genus name Chiropotes comes from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír), meaning "hand", and ποτης (potēs), meaning "drinker", as the black bearded saki is sometimes observed immersing their hands in water and then bringing them to their mouth to drink. This behaviour was later found to be widespread among monkey species and not a distinguishing feature of this genus or species. The black bearded saki's habitat has undergone heavy habitat fragmentation, making the future conservation status of the species uncertain.

From the Wikipedia article “Black bearded saki” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_bearded_saki&oldid=1376993703), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black bearded saki endangered?

The black bearded saki is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the black bearded saki classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyPitheciidae
  6. genusChiropotes
  7. SpeciesChiropotes satanas (Hoffmannsegg, 1807)

Synonyms Cebus satanas, Chiropotes ater, Chiropotes nigra, Chiropotes satanas satanas, Pithecia nigra

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Bearded sakiEnglish
  • Bearded sakiEnglish
  • Bearded sakiEnglish
  • Black CuxiúEnglish
  • Black sakiEnglish
  • Black sakiEnglish
  • Black-bearded sakiEnglish
  • Black-bearded sakiEnglish
  • Brown-bearded sakiEnglish
  • Brown-bearded sakiEnglish
  • ساكي ملتحي أسودArabic
  • chvostan černýCzech
  • SatansaffeGerman
  • Schwarzer SakiGerman
  • Saki barbudo negroSpanish
  • partasakiFinnish
  • SatanFrench
  • Saki noirFrench
  • Saki satanFrench
  • クロヒゲサキJapanese
  • SatansakiNorwegian Bokmål
  • SvartskjeggsakiNorwegian Bokmål
  • BaardsakiDutch
  • SatansaapDutch
  • szatanka czarnaPolish
  • CuxiúPortuguese
  • Cuxiú-pretoPortuguese
  • Macaco-PretoPortuguese
  • Черноспинный сакиRussian
  • Чёрноспинный сакиRussian

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Relatives of the black bearded saki

Other species in the same genus Chiropotes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black bearded saki?

An adult black bearded saki weighs 3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black bearded saki endangered?

The black bearded saki is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the black bearded saki live?

The black bearded saki has a recorded lifespan of 18 years.

How long is the black bearded saki pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 158 days.

What kind of animal is the black bearded saki?

The black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) belongs to the family Pitheciidae in the order Primates.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_bearded_saki_2026,
  title = {Black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-bearded-saki},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}