NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brown-backed Bearded Saki
Chiropotes israelita (Spix, 1823)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The brown-backed bearded saki (Chiropotes israelita) is one of five species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to the Amazon in north-western Brazil (north of the Rio Negro and west of the Branco River) and southern Venezuela. It is possible the correct scientific name for this species is C. chiropotes, in which case the more easterly red-backed bearded saki would be named C. sagulatus. The IUCN lists the reddish-brown bearded saki (C. sagulatus) as a valid species, with C. israelita as a synonym, but also notes they might both be valid.
Wikipedia contributors, Brown-backed bearded saki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:01:38.686779+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiropotes israelita (Spix, 1823)
- Name authority
- (Spix, 1823)
- Common name
- Brown-backed Bearded Saki
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Pitheciidae
- Genus
- Chiropotes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- familyPitheciidae Mivart, 1865
- subfamilyPitheciinae Mivart, 1865
- genusChiropotes Lesson, 1840
- speciesChiropotes israelita (Spix, 1823)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chiropotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-backed Bearded SakiChiropotes chiropotes (Humboldt, 1811) | PitheciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guianan Bearded SakiChiropotes sagulatus (Traill, 1821) | PitheciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Uta Hick's Bearded SakiChiropotes utahicki Hershkovitz, 1985 | PitheciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-nosed Bearded SakiChiropotes albinasus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848) | PitheciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black Bearded SakiChiropotes satanas (Hoffmannsegg, 1807) | PitheciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944436 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y6KL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.