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Cebus capucinus, the Colombian white-faced capuchin, also known as the Colombian white-headed capuchin; There are 2 subspecies of Colombian white-headed capuchin: [1] C. c. capucinus; C. c. curtus (Gorgona white-headed capuchin) C. imitator has a range in Central America, in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. [1]
The Panamanian white-faced capuchin was previously considered a subspecies of the Colombian white-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus imitator. [clarification needed] in Gatun Lake, Panama. The Panamanian white-faced capuchin is a member of the family Cebidae, the family of New World monkeys containing capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys.
White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) Subfamily Cebinae (capuchin monkeys) Genus Cebus (gracile capuchin monkeys) Colombian white-faced capuchin or Colombian white-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus; Panamanian white-faced capuchin or Panamanian white-headed capuchin, Cebus imitator; Marañón white-fronted capuchin, Cebus yuracus
Stephanie Fusco always wanted a pet monkey, but no one ever thought that would be possible! So when she ended up adopting two white-faced capuchins named Xander and Ohana, her entire family was ...
In 2012 a study by Boubli, et al demonstrated that C. imitator and C. capucinus split up to 2 million years ago. [6] [7] Although the Panamanian white-faced capuchin is the most well-studied capuchin monkey species, as of 2014, there had been no field studies of the Colombian white-faced capuchin. [7]
Central American squirrel monkey, Saimiri oerstedii, smallest of the Costa Rican monkey species Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator). Four species of monkey are native to the forests of Costa Rica, the Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), the Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), the mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) and Geoffroy's spider monkey ...
The range of the black-headed spider monkey and Colombian white-faced capuchin within Panama are limited to the eastern portion of the country near the Colombian border. [9] [7] The Central American squirrel monkey only occurs within Panama in the extreme western portion of the country, near Costa Rica. [10]
The canopy of the trees allows for protection from threats above, and the capuchin monkeys' innate ability to climb trees with ease allows them to escape and hide from predators on the jungle floor. This environment is mutually beneficial for the capuchins and for the ecosystem in which they inhabit.