White-fronted capuchin sitting in a tree
White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons)
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Facts – White-fronted capuchin
| Also known as: | Shock-headed capuchin |
|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Cebidae |
| Genus | Cebus (1) |
Status – White-fronted capuchin
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2). Subspecies: Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons aequatorialis, and the Trinidad white-fronted capuchin, C. a. trinitatis, are listed as Critically Endangered (CR), the Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin, C. a. cesarae, is listed as Data Deficient (DD), the shock-headed capuchin, C. a. cuscinus, is listed as Near Threatened (NT), the Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin, C. a. malitiosus, and the varied white-fronted capuchin, C. a. versicolor, are listed as Endangered (EN) and the white-fronted capuchin, C. a. albifrons, is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Description – White-fronted capuchin
Information on the white-fronted capuchin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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Glossary
- Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
References
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IUCN Red List (July, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org -
CITES (July, 2009)
http://www.cites.org
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