Chestnut capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chestnut capuchin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cebus castaneus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the chestnut capuchin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chestnut capuchin in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

French Guiana

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 chestnut capuchin endangered?

The chestnut capuchin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chestnut capuchin?

The chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Cebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chestnut capuchin

The chestnut capuchin or chestnut weeper capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species of capuchin monkey from northeastern Brazil, southern Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chestnut capuchin (revision 1364005528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q81849002 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).