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Cacajao calvus
Red uakari is a mammal associated with forests and freshwater habitats. It is omnivorous and social. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important.
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Its range is represented here by the Neotropics, where it uses forests and freshwater habitats. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 36-57 cm, weight 2.5 kg-3.5 kg. It has a primate body plan with grasping limbs, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active by day and social. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is omnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and freshwater habitats, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Cacajao calvus. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
