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949 Featured Specimen
Red uakari

Details

Red uakari

Cacajao calvus

Size
36–57 cm · 2.5–3.5 kg
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Sociality
Social
Lifespan

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.

Range

Habitat range map
Native range Occasional / Transient
NeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropicalNeotropical

Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)

Details

Habitat

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.

Appearance

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.

Behavior

It is mostly active by day and social. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.

Feeding

It is omnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and freshwater habitats, so movements often follow available food resources.

Reproduction

As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.

Notes

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.