White-footed saki
Pithecia albicans Gray, 1860
The white-footed saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 2.8 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-footed saki
- Weight
- 2.8 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-footed saki live?
Not recorded
What is the white-footed saki?
The white-footed saki, buffy saki or white saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to western Brazil south of the Amazon.
From the Wikipedia article “White-footed saki” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-footed_saki&oldid=1356934556), 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 white-footed saki endangered?
The white-footed saki is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the white-footed saki classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyPitheciidae
- genusPithecia
- SpeciesPithecia albicans Gray, 1860
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Buffy sakiEnglish
- Buffy sakiEnglish
- Buffy sakiEnglish
- White sakiEnglish
- White sakiEnglish
- ساكي أبيض القدمArabic
- chvostan bělavýCzech
- Blonder MönchsaffeGerman
- SchwarzrückenmönchsaffeGerman
- HuapoSpanish
- Mono VoladorSpanish
- ParahuacoSpanish
- ParauacSpanish
- mustaselkäsakiFinnish
- Saki chamoisFrench
- キイロサキJapanese
- Gulbrun SakiNorwegian Bokmål
- Gele SakiDutch
- saki białostopaPolish
- Parauaçú-brancoPortuguese
- Macaco-parauacu-de-pé-brancoPortuguese
- Белоногий сакиRussian
Relatives of the white-footed saki
Other species in the same genus Pithecia.
White-faced saki
Pithecia pithecia
Monk saki
Pithecia monachus
Equatorial saki
Pithecia aequatorialis
Rio Tapajós saki
Pithecia irrorata
Vanzolini's bald-faced saki
Pithecia vanzolinii
Hairy saki
Pithecia hirsuta
CompareWhite-footed saki vs White-faced sakiWhite-footed saki vs Monk sakiWhite-footed saki vs Equatorial sakiWhite-footed saki vs Rio Tapajós saki
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-footed saki?
An adult white-footed saki weighs 2.8 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-footed saki endangered?
The white-footed saki is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the white-footed saki?
The white-footed saki (Pithecia albicans) 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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