Cebus albifrons

(Humboldt, 1812)

Vernacular names
English : Humboldt’s white-fronted capuchin
French : Capucin à front blanc

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Primata
Family : Cebidae
Notes : 3 subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 37.5 cm, tail length of 46 cm, weight of 3 kg. Bare pink skin on face, whitish to light beige fur around face, head and breast. Rest of body beige brown with darker limbs and lighter tail. Black crown.

Range and habitat
Upper Amazon Basin from south Venezuela, South and East Colombia and North-West Brazil. Lives in primary and secondary moist forests, mangroves and flooded forests.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is hunted but remains globally numerous over its large range. It occurs in several protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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