CAPUCHIN MONKEYS
CAPUCHIN MONKEYS
The capuchin family, Cebinae, includes two genera, and at least twenty-eight species and nine subspecies.
GRACILE CAPUCHINS
Genus: Cebus
Cebus yuracus
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Andean white-fronted capuchins are endemic to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Their territory spans from the lowland terra firma and seasonally flooded forests of the Upper Amazon Basin to the eastern montane forests. Populations of Andean white-fronted capuchins can be found in several protected areas such as the Papaya…
Cebus capucinus
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Colombian white-throated capuchins, also known as white-throated capuchins, white-faced capuchins, white-fronted capuchins, and white-headed capuchins, are natives to eastern Panama (east of the Panama Canal watershed), the Pacific coast of Colombia (south of the Panamanian border and west of the Andes, and…
Cebus aequatorialis
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
As the name suggests, the Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is primarily found in Ecuador. This capuchin monkey is arboreal and is distributed in the tropical and subtropical forested regions of western Ecuador and northern Peru. The population density is about 2-22 monkeys for every 0.38 square miles (1 sq km). Seen in both ..
Cebus olivaceus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Guianan weeper capuchins, also known as wedge-capped capuchins or weeper capuchins, are native to South America, with populations ranging from the Venezuelan Amazon Basin to the drier forests along the Essequibo River in Guyana. They also occupy the forested area between the Branco River and the Araca River…
Cebus albifrons
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The Humboldt’s white-fronted capuchin monkey is endemic to Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, specifically in the northern Amazon regions. They can be found in different forest types ranging from dry-deciduous forests to flooded rainforests and mangrove forests. They are also known as brown pale-fronted or pale-fronted…
Cebus kaapori
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The Ka’apor capuchin lives in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. In the northeastern states of Pará and Maranhão, they can be found in lowland rainforest. Monkeys in the genus Cebus often have large home ranges, however, the Ka’apor capuchin’s range is thought to be the smallest of any Cebus species. Based on studies in the…
Cebus imitator
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
As their name suggests, Panamanian white-throated capuchins, also called Panamanian white-faced capuchins, are native to Central America—from Honduras to Panama. They thrive in the neotropical rainforests of this region, and most of the research on wild populations was conducted in Costa Rica. Neotropical rainforests…
Cebus malitiosus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin is found in dry tropical forests, tropical lowland forests, and montane (mountainous) and submontane forests near the northwest base of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia. They were formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Humboldt’s white-fronted…
Cebus cuscinus
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The shock-headed capuchin is native to the South American countries of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru, although their exact range is not well understood. Making their homes in both lowland and montane forests up to an elevation of 5,900 feet (1,800 m), shock-headed capuchins are well adjusted to a mostly arboreal life high in the…
Cebus trinitatis
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin can be easily described with two words: creamy and cute! Aside from their “naked” face, hands, and feet, they are covered in a fur coat which is tan to light brown on the back, and sport a white face and chest. The eyes are chocolate brown. They are slender, with long limbs enabling…
Cebus versicolor
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The varied white-fronted capuchin, also known as the varied capuchin, lives in tropical lowland rainforests, seasonally flooded forests, and palm swamps in the Magdalena River Valley of northern Colombia. This area is also known as the Middle Magdalena River Basin, Middle Magdalena Valley, and Middle Magdalena Basin….
Cebus brunneus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Venezuelan brown capuchin, also known as the brown weeper capuchin, is endemic to the northern parts of Venezuela. Specifically, it occurs from the west at the San Luis, Aroa, and Churuguara Mountain Ranges, along north-central Venezuela (Bachiller Mountain Range, Barlovento Plains, and Clarines Heights)…
ROBUST CAPUCHINS
Genus: Sapajus
Sapajus cay
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Azara’s capuchin, also known as the hooded capuchin or yellow bearded capuchin, is found in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. Their habitat consists of humid, subtropical, semi-deciduous gallery forests (those formed along…
Sapajus libidinosus
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The bearded capuchin, also known as the black-striped capuchin, is native to northern and central Brazil, where they are found in dry, deciduous forests and savanna landscapes between the Araguaia and Grande Rivers. Unlike some other species of capuchin, this species is not found in the Amazon rainforest…
Sapajus apella
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Black-capped capuchins, also known as tufted capuchins, are native to South America, where they are ubiquitous throughout the Amazon River Basin. Extant populations reside in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. A breeding population was…
Sapajus nigritus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The black-horned capuchin, also known as the black capuchin, is native to the South American countries of Argentina and Brazil. This small American monkey is at home in the lowland and montane tropical Atlantic Forest biome, at elevations between 980 and 3,280 feet (300 and 1000 m) above sea level. Black-horned…
Sapajus flavius
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
First described by Brazilian naturalist Georg Marcgrave in 1648, blond capuchins were rediscovered in 2006, incorporated into the known taxonomy, and given the scientific name Cebus flavius. In 2012, robust (or tufted) capuchins were separated out of genus Cebus in 2012 to form their own genus, Sapajus, to…
Sapajus xanthosternos
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The golden-bellied capuchin, also known as the yellow-breasted capuchin or the buffy- or buff-headed capuchin, can be found in Brazil, typically residing in the southeastern states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Sergipe. Some of their geographic boundaries include the Rio San Francisco, the Atlantic Ocean, and the…