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what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
BALD UAKARI What is the scientific name?
Cacajao calvus WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
NEW WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Habitat loss through deforestation is perhaps the chief bane of these monkeys’ existence. Without trees to live in, they cannot live. Small-scale agriculture and the timber industry are the main threats to the bald uakari. The monkey is possibly extinct from part of its native range in Colombia. Since their reproductive habits lead to slow population growth, population stability is a struggle in the fact of deforestation. In addition, they are hunted for bushmeat and, in some areas, they are used as bait to hunt other species. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
VULNERABLE
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of endangerment in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT BALD UAKARIS Monkeys
Go to the bald uakari Primate Species Profiles page are bald uakaris good pets?
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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