Azaras's capuchin (Sapajus cay), also called the hooded capuchin, is a robust capuchin that occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina and Brazil, in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso and in the Pantanal. Its habitat consists of subtropical, humid, semi-deciduous and gallery forests and forested regions of the Pantanals. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-striped capuchin. It is a diurnal opportunistic omnivore whose diet mainly consists of fruits, seeds, arthropods, frogs and small mammals, and it is the only representative of its genus established in Paraguay. In Brazil it is listed as highly vulnerable, and it is protected in places such as Kaa-Iya National Park in Bolivia and Pantanal Matogrossense National Park in Brazil.
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Source Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)
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Source Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
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Source Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
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1. Azaras's capuchin (Wikipedia)
Distribution
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
Diet
They are diurnal opportunistic omnivores, who live in social communities and travel throughout their territory looking for food.
Behaviour
They are diurnal opportunistic omnivores, who live in social communities and travel throughout their territory looking for food.
Lifespan
In captivity, individuals can live up to 50 years, while in the wild the average is around 30 years.
Endangerment and threats
Indigenous peoples hunt this species for food
Endangerment and threats, relationship to people
Sapajus cay monkeys are the most common kept primate pet in Paraguay
Endangerment and threats, threats
hunting and life capture for pet trade
Endangerment and threats, threats (2)
agriculture, livestock keeping
Characteristics
can weigh between 1.3
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subtropical, humid, semi-deciduous, gallery forests
In Ecosystem: Pantanal, Distribution and habitat
It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso states, in Pantanal.
In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest, Distribution and habitat
where they are located in the humid semi deciduous Alto Parana Atlantic Forest
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Sapajus cay
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)IUCN Red List categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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