Panamanian white-faced capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Panamanian white-faced capuchin lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cebus imitator
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the Panamanian white-faced capuchin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Panamanian white-faced capuchin in 4 countries and territories across North 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 Panamanian white-faced capuchin endangered?

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Panamanian white-faced capuchin?

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Cebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Panamanian white-faced capuchin

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America, the white-faced capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Panamanian white-faced capuchin (revision 1374517165), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q31836365 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).