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Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin

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Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) is a gracile capuchin monkey found in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, and possibly on the island of Trinidad. The name once covered several kinds of white-fronted capuchin that genetic studies by Boubli and Lynch Alfaro now treat as separate species. It prefers primary forest but is also found in various types of secondary forest, and it tends to prefer moister and less disturbed forest than other capuchins. Its head and body length is about 37.5 cm, and males weigh about 2.4 kg and females about 2.2 kg. The diet is varied and includes fruit, insects, small vertebrates, flowers, nectar and honey. The species is classified as least concern by the IUCN, although the Trinidad population is classified as critically endangered.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Small 3
Lifespan
44 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cebus, Taxa
Source Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cebus albifrons
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Found In

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Source Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cebus albifrons
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Food habits
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
  • Conservation status
    CITES Appendix II
  • Habitat
    White-fronted capuchins are found in rainforest habitats from sea-level to 2000 meters
  • Conservation Status, relationship to people
    White-fronted capuchins are also hunted for meat in some areas.
  • Conservation Status, threats
    are threatened by habitat destruction due to logging and forest clearing.
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Cebus albifrons
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)IUCN Red List category
Quote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
Quote, Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
2,468 g
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4. Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution
    It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad.
  • Lifespan
    Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin has a maximum lifespan of about 44 years.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cebus, Lead
    Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons)
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead
    is a species of gracile capuchin monkey
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