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Cebus capucinus (capuchin monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Taxonomy
Simia capucina was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Simia (Sapajus) capucinus by Kerr (1792); it was recombined as Cebus capucinus by Owen (1853), Bradley (1904), Thomas (1911).

Synonyms
  • Cebus hypoleucus was named by Geoffroy (1812) [attributed by Allen 1895 and Thomas 1911 to Humboldt 1811 but by Wilson and Reeder to Geoffroy]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cebus albulus by Allen (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Cebus capucinus by Thomas (1911).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Simia capucina Linnaeus p. 29
1792Simia (Sapajus) capucinus Kerr
1812Cebus hypoleucus Geoffroy
1853Cebus capucinus Owen p. 725
1904Cebus capucinus Bradley p. 99
1911Cebus capucinus Thomas p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyCebidae
subfamilyCebinae
genusCebusErxleben 1777
speciescapucinus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cebus capucinus Linnaeus 1758 [capuchin monkey]
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Invalid names: Cebus hypoleucus Geoffroy 1812 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:05:17
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Cebus capucinus (21691)