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Robust capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus Sapajus.Formerly, all capuchin monkeys were placed in the genus Cebus. Sapajus was erected in 2012 by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. to differentiate the robust (tufted) capuchin monkeys (formerly the C. apella group) from the gracile capuchin monkeys (formerly the C. capucinus group), which remain in Cebus.
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.
Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus) The capuchin is considered to be the most intelligent New World monkey [ 25 ] and is often kept in captivity. The tufted monkey is especially noted for its long-term tool usage, [ 26 ] one of the few examples of primate tool use other than by apes including humans.
Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin, Cebus aequatorialis; Genus Sapajus (robust capuchin monkeys) Tufted capuchin, Sapajus apella; Blond capuchin, Sapajus flavius; Black-striped capuchin, Sapajus libidinosus; Azaras's capuchin, Sapajus cay; Black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus; Crested capuchin, Sapajus robustus; Golden-bellied capuchin, Sapajus ...
[4] [5] In 2012, it was proposed that the genus Cebus should be split and that all robust capuchins should be under the genus Sapajus. Additionally, it was also argued that the crested capuchin is a separate species from the black capuchin, and therefore the new classification for the crested capuchin should be Sapajus robustus. [2]
The habitat of the capuchin's monkey species, respectively Cebus and Sapajus, is located in the tropical and subtropical forests of South and Central America. Though they occupy a wide range of territory, their population currently only reside on nearly 200 hectares (around 500 acres). [ 9 ]
The black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus), also known as the bearded capuchin, is a New World monkey in the family Cebidae. They can be found in northern and central Brazil . These capuchins mostly live in dry forests, and savannah landscapes between the Rio Araguaia and the Rio Grande . [ 3 ]
One of those species, Cebus apella, is a robust capuchin and is now included in the genus Sapajus. The other three Cebus species included in that taxonomy were the gracile capuchin species Cebus albifrons, Cebus nigrivittatus and the type species Cebus capucinus. [3] Cebus nigrivittatus was subsequently renamed Cebus olivaceus.