Novaes' bald uakari
Cacajao novaesi Hershkovitz, 1987
Status not recordedprimates
The novaes' bald uakari (Cacajao novaesi) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates.
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Quick facts about the novaes' bald uakari
- 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 novaes' bald uakari live?
Not recorded
Is the novaes' bald uakari 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 novaes' bald uakari classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyPitheciidae
- genusCacajao
- SpeciesCacajao novaesi Hershkovitz, 1987
Synonyms Cacajao calvus novaesi
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Novae's bald-headed uakariEnglish
- Novaes' bald-headed UacariEnglish
- Novaes's bald UacariEnglish
- Novae-Kahlkopf-UakariGerman
- UacaríSpanish
- Lysrygget RøduakariNorwegian Bokmål
- uakari łysyPolish
- Uacari-de-novaesPortuguese
Relatives of the novaes' bald uakari
Other species in the same genus Cacajao.

Bald uakari
Cacajao calvus

Golden-backed uakari
Cacajao melanocephalus
Araçá Uacari
Cacajao ayresi
Uakari
Cacajao hosomi
Kanamari bald Uacari
Cacajao amuna
Red Uacari
Cacajao rubicundus
CompareNovaes' bald uakari vs Bald uakariNovaes' bald uakari vs Golden-backed uakariNovaes' bald uakari vs Araçá UacariNovaes' bald uakari vs Uakari
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the novaes' bald uakari?
The novaes' bald uakari (Cacajao novaesi) belongs to the family Pitheciidae in the order Primates.
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