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White-headed capuchin
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New World monkey of the family Cebidae
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The White-headed capuchin, also referred to as the White-throated capuchin, is a species of primate classified under the genus *Cebus*. Its scientific name is *Cebus capucinus*, with *C. capucinus* serving as a short form. This taxon is a small New World monkey that inhabits rainforest regions in South and Central America.
The species has a range that includes Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. It holds a Vulnerable conservation status according to the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2021. The longest observed lifespan for this organism is 54 years.
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Species
Vulnerable卷尾猴（學名Cebus capucinus），也叫白頭卷尾猴、白面卷尾猴或白喉卷尾猴，是一種小型的新世界猴，生活在南美和中美的雨林地區。
via IUCN
Research
4 papers- Hymenolepis diminuta, phylogenetic analyses of nuclear rRNA + ITS and mitochondrial cox1 and its infections in non-human primates.Parasitology research · 2023
- Anointing with commercial insect repellent by free-ranging Cebus capucinus in Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica.Primates; journal of primatology · 2019
- Gastrointestinal parasites in captive and free-ranging Cebus albifrons in the Western Amazon, Ecuador.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2017
- Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in captive mammals in three zoos in Mexico City, Mexico.Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2013
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Encyclopedic overview
The Colombian white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the Colombian white-headed capuchin or Colombian white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. It is native to the extreme eastern portion of Panama and the extreme north-western portion of South America in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.
The Colombian white-faced capuchin was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is a member of the family Cebidae, the family of New World monkeys containing capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. It is the type species for the genus Cebus, the genus that includes all the capuchin monkeys.
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