Cebus
| Gracile capuchin monkey | |
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| White-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Subfamily: | Cebinae |
| Genus: |
Cebus Erxleben, 1777 |
| Type species | |
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Cebus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Species | |
Cebus albifrons
Cebus capucinus
Cebus kaapori
Cebus olivaceus
Gracile capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus Cebus. At one time all capuchin monkeys were included within the genus Cebus. In 2011, Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. proposed splitting the genus between the robust capuchin monkeys, such as the tufted capuchin, and the gracile capuchins. The gracile capuchins retain the genus name Cebus, while the robust species have been transferred to Sapajus.
Following Groves (2005), taxa within the genus Cebus include:
Some authorities recognize additional subspecies of C. capucinus and C. olivaceus.
Gracile capuchin monkeys have a wide range over Central America and north and north-west South America. The white-headed capuchin is the most northern species, occurring in Central America from Honduras to Panama, and also in Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. The white-fronted capuchin is found over large portions of Colombia, Peru and western Brazil, as well as into southern Venezuela and northern Bolivia. The weeper capuchin is found over much of Venezuela and over The Guianas, as well as part of northern Brazil. The Kaapori capuchin has a range that is disjoint from the other gracile capuchins, living in northern Brazil within the states of Pará and Maranhão.
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