Cebus olivaceus

Schomburgk, 1848

Weeper 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

Reise Brit. Guiana, 2, 247

Original name as described

Cebus olivaceus

Other common names

Wedge-capped Capuchin · Chestnut Weeper Capuchin · Guianan Weeper Capuchin · Chestnut Weeper Capuchin · Chestnut Capuchin · Brown Weeper Capuchin · Venezuelen Brown Capuchin · Trinidad Weeper Capuchin

Type locality

Venezuela, southern foot of Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, (c.4° 57' N, 61° 01' W), Venezuela, elevations 3100 feet (945 m).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · French Guiana · Suriname · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

tentativey incudes castaneus and brunneus (which has included the name trinitatis, which is treated under C. albifrons here), which are considered distinct species by some authors, but are retained under C. olivaceus 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/1000839

Country distribution map

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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 apella brunneus

J. A. Allen, 1914

Family

Cebidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32052

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32052

Authority page

653

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cebus annellatus

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Cebidae

Root name

annellatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.3.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/83cd0fba-2ee2-40bc-a4c7-bc0f0e8d9f65 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae1644bf-7b00-4554-a4c1-e4b2e54a31d5

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 apiculatus

D. G. Elliot, 1907

Family

Cebidae

Root name

apiculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53bfa733-a4e4-4d65-9db1-3708c4f9da06 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8cd257a0-5a37-4ad5-b203-09418ccf32b3

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413533

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cebus capucinus leporinus

B. von Pusch, 1942

Family

Cebidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1930.11.9.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/848592aa-1862-4176-82bd-0085302b58a3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a152aab-5ed8-4187-a027-3bc1aa5aacf4

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45379011

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Cebus castaneus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

Family

Cebidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2007-1541

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1541

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54184751

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43941/191707135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus brunneus

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

Family

Cebidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/81237954/17981252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus olivaceus olivaceus

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

Family

Cebidae

Root name

olivaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Cebus nigrivittatus

J. A. Wagner, 1848

Family

Cebidae

Root name

nigrivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387896

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cebus olivaceus

Schomburgk, 1848

Family

Cebidae

Root name

olivaceus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

247

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/81384371/191708662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus paraguayanus

H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1862

Family

Cebidae

Root name

paraguayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47618889

Authority publication

Dresden

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