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    • The tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita. As traditionally defined, it is one of the most widespread primates in the Neotropics, but it has recently been recommended considering the black-striped, bla… See more

    Taxonomy and phylogeny

    At one point all tufted capuchins were classified as Cebus apella. Under such taxonomy, the range of C. apella would … See more

    Physical characteristics

    The tufted capuchin is more powerfully built than the other capuchins, with rougher fur and a long, thick tail. It has a bundle of long, hardened hair on the forehead that can be raised as a sort of "wig". The fur is brownish gr… See more

    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
     A Master of the Amazon
    A Master of the Amazon
    The Amazing Tufted Capuchin
    The Amazing Tufted Capuchin
    Behaviour and ecology

    The tufted capuchin is a diurnal, arboreal primate species, but it often forages on the ground to search for food or to walk longer distances between trees that are too far apart to jump.
    The tufted … See more

    Distribution and habitat

    This species lives in the northern Amazon rainforest of the Guyanas, Venezuela and Brazil and to the west of the Rio Negro, as far north as the Orinoco in Venezuela. It is also found in eastern Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Per… See more

    Further reading

    • Notes on the taxonomy and distributions of the tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus, Cebidae) of South America
    • Janson, Charles H. (2001) "Capuchin-like Monkeys". in: MacDonald, D. (red.), The New Encycloped… See more

     
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