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Capuchin monkey
Cebus

Cebus capucinus

Species: Cebus capucinus
Photo: Roy Fontaine

TAXONOMY

Suborder	Haplorrhini
Infraorder	Simiiformes
Family	Cebidae
Subfamily	Cebinae
Genus	Cebus
Species	Cebus albifrons (white-fronted capuchin) Cebus apella (tufted capuchin) Cebus capucinus (white-faced capuchin) Cebus kaapori (Kaapori capuchin) Cebus libidinosus (black-striped capuchin) Cebus nigritus (black capuchin) Cebus olivaceus (wedge-capped capuchin) Cebus queirozi (blond capuchin) Cebus xanthosternos (golden-bellied capuchin)

COUNTRIES IN RANGE

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

FACTSHEETS

Cebus

Cebus albifrons

Cebus albifrons albifrons

Comparative Placentation

Cebus apella

Animal Diversity Web
Apus (in Russian)
Damisela (in Spanish)
Infonatura
Isle of Wight Zoo
Monkeyland
Primatis (in German)
Rio Zoo (in Portuguese)
Saude Animal (in Portuguese)
Zoo Wroclaw (in Polish)

Cebus apella macrocephalus

Infonatura

Cebus capucinus

Cebus kaapori

Cebus libidinosus

Cebus nigritus

Infonatura

Cebus nigritus robustus

Infonatura

Cebus nigrivittatus

Centro Nacional de Primatas (in Portuguese)

Cebus olivaceus

Damisela (in Spanish)
Infonatura
Primatis (in German)

Cebus xanthosternos

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