Cebus albifrons

(von Humboldt in von Humboldt & Bonpland, 1811)

White-fronted Capuchin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Cebinae
Genus : Cebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Humboldt, A. von and Bonpland, A. 1811. Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Premier volume. F. Schoell, Paris, 368 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186513 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186547

Original name as described

Simia albifrons

Other common names

Humboldt'sWhite-fronted Capuchin · Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin · Rio Cesar White-fronted Capuchin · Shock-headed Capuchin · Sierra de Perijá White-fronted Capuchin · Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin · Spix's White-fronted Capuchin · Varied White-fronted Capuchin · Marañón White-fronted Capuchin · Peruvian White-fronted Capuchin · Bogotá Monkey · Varied Capuchin · Andean White-fronted Capuchin

Type material

IAvH 2844

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Venezuela, forests near Santa Barbara and the cataracts of the Río Orinoco, Amazonas.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes aequatorialis, cesarae, cuscinus, leucocephalus, malitiosus, unicolor, versicolor, yuracus, and trinitatis (which itself is previously included under the name brunneus or as a distinct species), which are considered distinct species by some authors, but are retained under C. albifrons here because of the limited data used to demonstrate their species status and the confusion currently surrunding Cebus taxonomy, which is in need of a thorough revision

Taxonomy notes citation

Boubli, J. P., Rylands, A. B., Farias, I. P., Alfaro, M. E., & Alfaro, J. L. (2012). Cebus phylogenetic relationships: a preliminary reassessment of the diversity of the untufted capuchin monkeys. American Journal of Primatology, 74(4), 381-393. · Mittermeier R.A., Wilson D.E., Rylands A.B. 2013. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions. · Ruiz-García, M., Sanchez-Castillo, S., Castillo, M. I., Luengas, K., Ortega, J. M., Moreno, P., ... & Shostell, J. M. (2018). How many species, taxa, or lineages of Cebus albifrons (Platyrrhini, Primates) inhabit Ecuador? insights from mitogenomics. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 1068-1104.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000829

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cebus malitiosus

D. G. Elliot, 1909

Family

Cebidae

Root name

malitiosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-14620

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14620

Authority page

230

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4084/81282214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus aequatorialis

J. A. Allen, 1914

Family

Cebidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-34273

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-34273

Authority page

654

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4081/191702052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus leucocephalus

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Cebidae

Root name

leucocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.1.18.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9b418eb7-c26c-4130-b429-d4bd771b5b48

Authority page

827

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497834

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/70333164/191707856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus flavescens cuscinus

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cebidae

Root name

cuscinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80145780-58a1-4dab-b7b4-b9684d3ef14d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cacb0471-9422-4123-b307-b3a251d49288

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195714

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cebus capucinus trinitatis

B. von Pusch, 1942

Family

Cebidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.11.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c26a3737-2f88-4e15-8110-e03c4448e82b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f0579588-b026-48c8-a6a8-88f50756d257

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45379010

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Cebus flavescens

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Cebidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1970.180

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7a17db66-e920-4f69-9257-2fa500f9136a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c533f350-0f97-4ade-954d-a3fd89b0dfcb

Authority page

827

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497834

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons adustus

Hershkovitz, 1949

Family

Cebidae

Root name

adustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:22194

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6e8bc47e-5e88-42cb-8d3d-82ff6e1e403d

Authority page

369

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15695231

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons yuracus

Hershkovitz, 1949

Family

Cebidae

Root name

yuracus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:41493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=75e281b8-08fe-4aa0-baa0-9f1a7db1a26f

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15695237

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia albifrons

(von Humboldt in von Humboldt & Bonpland, 1811)

Family

Cebidae

Root name

albifrons

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IAvH 2844

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

324, 356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186513 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186547

Authority publication

Paris

Cebus chrysopus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Cebidae

Root name

chrysopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207523

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus versicolor

Pucheran, 1845

Family

Cebidae

Root name

versicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2007-1489 (= MNHN ? 479) (= MNHN ? 559) (= MNHN type 86)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1489

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2327559

Authority publication

Revue zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39952/81282279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus albifrons cesarae

Hershkovitz, 1949

Family

Cebidae

Root name

cesarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:281588

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e9ce9a69-d00b-4e1f-88df-2ab38e228f9e

Authority page

356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15695218

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons pleei

Hershkovitz, 1949

Family

Cebidae

Root name

pleei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:281624

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3839446a7-999a-4bd1-bdb1-cfeb0cfeaed5

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15695222

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus gracilis

von Spix, 1823

Family

Cebidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 84

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826946

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus unicolor

von Spix, 1823

Family

Cebidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 86

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826947

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/70333194/191708016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus albifrons

Lesson, 1827

Family

Cebidae

Root name

albifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207522

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39951/191703935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus albifrons aequatorialis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons albifrons

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

albifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Cebus albifrons cuscinus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

cuscinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons trinitatis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons unicolor

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus albifrons versicolor

Groves, 2005

Family

Cebidae

Root name

versicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus cesarae

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cebidae

Root name

cesarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

411

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4082/195995295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus cuscinus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cebidae

Root name

cuscinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4075/191701729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus yuracus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cebidae

Root name

yuracus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4076/191701887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus trinitatis

International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 2024

Family

Cebidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4085/115560059

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4085/115560059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus chrysopes

Lesson, 1840

Family

Cebidae

Root name

chrysopes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358344

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

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