Capuchin monkey
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Capuchins are black, brown, buff or whitish, but their exact color and pattern depends on the species involved. Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal. With the exception of a midday nap, they spend their entire day searching for food. At night they sleep in the trees, wedged between branches.
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Black Capuchin | Blond Capuchin | White-faced Capuchin |
Black Capuchin
phylum | Chordata | The black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus, also known as the black-horned capuchin, is a capuchin monkey from the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. Historically, it was included as a subspecies of the tufted capuchin.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Primates | |
family | Cebidae | |
genus | Sapajus | |
species | S. nigritus |
Blond Capuchin
phylum | Chordata | The blond capuchin (Sapajus flavius) is a species of the capuchin monkeys group, the genus Sapajus. This critically endangered species was rediscovered in 2006. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that only about 180 individuals remain.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Primates | |
suborder | Caniformia | |
family | Cebidae | |
genus | Sapajus | |
species | S. flavius |
White-faced Capuchin
phylum | Chordata | Native to the forests of Central America and the extreme north-western portion of South America, the white-headed capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Primates | |
suborder | Caniformia | |
family | Cebidae | |
genus | Cebus | |
species | C. capucinus |