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 capucinus
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
White-throated capuchins, also known as white-throated capuchins, white-faced capuchins, and white-headed capuchins, are New World monkeys native to the rainforests of western Colombia, western Ecuador, and Panama. White-throated capuchins are commonly seen throughout Panama’s national parks. In…
Cebus aequatorialis
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The critically endangered Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin monkey is found in small areas in northernmost Peru and in western Ecuador, from dry forests near sea level to premontane Andean forests at altitudes of about 6,500 ft (2,000 m). The species’ population density is low and varies geographically. In Ecuador, the…
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 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 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…
ROBUST CAPUCHINS
Genus: Sapajus
Sapajus libidinosus
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The bearded capuchin, also known as the black-striped capuchin, is found in northern and central Brazil. The species inhabits dry, deciduous forest and savanna landscapes. Its range is bordered by the Rio Araguaia to the east and the Rio Grande to the south. Unlike some other capuchin species, it is not found in the Amazon…
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 called yellow-breasted capuchins and buffy capuchins, is a New World monkey found mostly in the state of Bahia on the east coast of Brazil. They live in tropical rainforests with annual rainfalls averaging around 71 in (180 cm) and an average temperature of 75°F (24°C)…