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Sep 14, 2012 · They have also become popular pets and attractions for street entertainment, and are hunted for meat by local people. As they have a high reproductive rate and flexibility of habitat, loss of the forest does not negatively impact the capuchin monkey populations as much as other species.
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. As the name suggests, the Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is primarily found in Ecuador. This capuchin monkey is arboreal and is distributed in the tropical and subtropical forested regions of western Ecuador and northern Peru.
The capuchin monkeys ( / ˈkæpjʊ ( t) ʃɪn /) are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. They are readily identified as the "organ grinder" monkey, and have been used in many movies and television shows. The range of capuchin monkeys includes some tropical forests in Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina.
Golden-bellied Capuchin Monkeys are restricted to the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, due to high degrees of interference from man. Only 300 individuals survive. Conservation status – Critically Endangered. Genus: Cebus – Tufted Capuchin Monkey
May 18, 2024 · Capuchin monkey, (genus Cebus), common Central and South American primate found in tropical forests from Nicaragua to Paraguay. Capuchins, considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys, are named for their “caps” of hair, which resemble the cowls of Capuchin monks.
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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.
Apr 17, 2009 · Recently, an additional threat to its numbers has been identified in escaped or released pet wedge-capped capuchins (Cebus olivaceus) which have the potential to establish feral populations which compete for the same resources as the tufted capuchins (Martinez et al. 2000).
