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Burnished saki

Pithecia inusta Spix, 1823

Status not recordedprimates

The burnished saki (Pithecia inusta) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the burnished saki

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the burnished saki live?

Not recorded

Is the burnished saki endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the burnished saki classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyPitheciidae
  6. genusPithecia
  7. SpeciesPithecia inusta Spix, 1823
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • ساكي مصقولArabic
  • SpixsakiGerman
  • HuapoSpanish
  • Huapo NegroSpanish
  • Mono VoladorSpanish
  • ParahuacoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the burnished saki

Other species in the same genus Pithecia.

LC, Least Concern
Monk saki (Pithecia monachus)

Monk saki

Pithecia monachus

Pitheciidae

CompareBurnished saki vs White-faced sakiBurnished saki vs Monk sakiBurnished saki vs White-footed sakiBurnished saki vs Equatorial saki

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the burnished saki?

The burnished saki (Pithecia inusta) belongs to the family Pitheciidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Burnished saki (Pithecia inusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/burnished-saki

MLA

“Burnished saki (Pithecia inusta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/burnished-saki.

BibTeX
@misc{burnished_saki_2026,
  title = {Burnished saki (Pithecia inusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/burnished-saki},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}