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Hairy saki

Pithecia hirsuta Spix, 1823

Status not recordedprimates

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

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Quick facts about the hairy 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 hairy saki live?

Not recorded

Is the hairy 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 hairy saki classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyPitheciidae
  6. genusPithecia
  7. SpeciesPithecia hirsuta Spix, 1823
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • ساكي مشعرArabic
  • Haariger SakiGerman
  • HuapoSpanish
  • SvartsakiNorwegian Bokmål
  • Huapo NegroSpanish
  • Mono VoladorSpanish
  • ParahuacoSpanish
  • Sakí peludoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hairy saki

Other species in the same genus Pithecia.

LC, Least Concern
Monk saki (Pithecia monachus)

Monk saki

Pithecia monachus

Pitheciidae

CompareHairy saki vs White-faced sakiHairy saki vs Monk sakiHairy saki vs White-footed sakiHairy saki vs Equatorial saki

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hairy saki?

The hairy saki (Pithecia hirsuta) 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). Hairy saki (Pithecia hirsuta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-saki

MLA

“Hairy saki (Pithecia hirsuta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-saki.

BibTeX
@misc{hairy_saki_2026,
  title = {Hairy saki (Pithecia hirsuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-saki},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}