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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]
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
C. c. curtus, from the Pacific island of Gorgona, sometimes referred to as the Gorgona white-faced capuchin. 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.
Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are ...
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 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 white parts on the face are more distinctively bald and the outside parts of the arms and legs are more clear; this suggests they are white-headed capuchin. [4] Some specimens of C. versicolor seen in the market at Magangué ‚ and probably captured in the lower Cauca River , show similar tendencies to the above, except that there is no ...
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; Shock-headed capuchin, Cebus cuscinus; Spix's white-fronted capuchin, Cebus unicolor