Black capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black capuchin lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sapajus nigritus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the black capuchin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black capuchin in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black capuchin endangered?

The black capuchin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black capuchin?

The black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Sapajus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black capuchin

The black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus), also known as the black-horned capuchin, is a capuchin monkey from the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. Historically, it was included as a subspecies of the tufted capuchin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black capuchin (revision 1371443899), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q24170509 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).