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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]
Capuchin monkeys are usually dark brown with a cream/off-white coloring around their necks. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in), with tails that are just as long as the body. On average, they weigh from 1.4 to 4 kg (3 to 9 pounds) and live up to 25 years old in their natural habitats, [ citation needed ] and up to 35 in captivity.
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.
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 ...
Like other monkeys in the genus Cebus, the Colombian white-faced capuchin is named after the order of Capuchin friars because the cowls of these friars closely resemble the monkey's head coloration. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The coloration is black on the body, tail, legs and the top of the head, with white chest, throat, face, shoulders and upper arms. [ 3 ]
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]
[10] [14] Both the Humboldt's squirrel monkey and the Ecuadorian squirrel monkey live within the range of Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin. [15] Predators include the black-and-white hawk-eagle, the ornate hawk-eagle, the tayra and the harpy eagle. [9] Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin has a maximum lifespan of about 44 years.
Colombian white-faced capuchin: Cebus capucinus: Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island: Map shows combined range of Colombian and Panamanian white-faced capuchins; Colombian white-faced capuchin range shown in red