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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.
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 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.
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 ...
Colombian white-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus VU Panamanian white-faced capuchin , Cebus imitator VU Central American squirrel monkey , Saimiri oerstedii EN
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]
White-fronted capuchin can refer to any of a number of species of gracile capuchin monkey which used to be considered as the single species Cebus albifrons.White-fronted capuchins are found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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