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Like other monkeys in the genus Cebus, the Colombian white-faced capuchin is named after the order of Capuchin friars because the cowls of these friars closely resemble the monkey's head coloration. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The coloration is black on the body, tail, legs and the top of the head, with white chest, throat, face, shoulders and upper arms. [ 3 ]
Genus Cebus (gracile capuchin monkeys) Colombian white-faced capuchin or Colombian white-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus; Panamanian white-faced capuchin or Panamanian white-headed capuchin, Cebus imitator; Marañón white-fronted capuchin, Cebus yuracus; Shock-headed capuchin, Cebus cuscinus; Spix's white-fronted capuchin, Cebus unicolor
[3] [4] Although the Colombian white-headed capuchin retained the scientific name C. capucinus from prior to the species being split, almost all previous research on white-faced capuchins under the name C. capucinus had actually been on the Central American species C. imitator as there have not been any field studies on the South American species.
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The white parts on the face are more distinctively bald and the outside parts of the arms and legs are more clear; this suggests they are white-headed capuchin. [4] Some specimens of C. versicolor seen in the market at Magangué ‚ and probably captured in the lower Cauca River , show similar tendencies to the above, except that there is no ...
Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons LC; Colombian white-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus LC; Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin, Cebus cesare DD; Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin, Cebus leucocephalus; Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin, Cebus malitiosus EN; Varied white-fronted capuchin, Cebus versicolor EN
Capuchin monkeys are usually dark brown with a cream/off-white coloring around their necks. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in), with tails that are just as long as the body. On average, they weigh from 1.4 to 4 kg (3 to 9 pounds) and live up to 25 years old in their natural habitats, [ citation needed ] and up to 35 in captivity.
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