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Sapajus

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Taxonomy
Simia (Sapajus) was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cebus by Allen (1895); it was reranked as Sapajus by Burgin et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Cebidae by Burgin et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Simia (Sapajus) Kerr
2018Sapajus Burgin et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
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
genusSapajus(Kerr 1792)

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.

G. Sapajus Kerr 1792
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Cebus apella margaritae Hollister 1914
Sapajus apella Linnaeus 1758 [tufted capuchin]
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Invalid names: Simia (Sapajus) capucinus albulus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
Sapajus cay Illiger 1815
Sapajus flavius Schreber 1774
Sapajus libidinosus von Spix 1823
Sapajus nigritus Goldfuss 1809
Sapajus robustus Kuhl 1820
Sapajus xanthosternos Wied-Neuwied 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 1.98 kg Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 1.92 kg Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 2.17 kg Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 2.02 kg
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter16.50
humerus diameter16.30
radius diameter13.60
tibia diameter16.30

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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, 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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Cebus apella (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Cebus apella (21687)