Spix's white-fronted capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Spix's white-fronted capuchin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Spix's white-fronted capuchin live?

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

Brazil

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 Spix's white-fronted capuchin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Spix's white-fronted capuchin?

The Spix's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus unicolor) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Cebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Spix's white-fronted capuchin

Spix's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus unicolor) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey. It had previously been classified as a subspecies of the Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons). Following genetic studies by Boubli, et al, Mittermeier and Ryland elevated it to a full species.

Spix's white-fronted capuchin has a wide range within the upper Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. It also occurs in northern Bolivia. It has a head and body length between 36.5 and 37.5 cm (14.4 and 14.8 in) and a tail length of between 42 and 46 cm (17 and 18 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spix's white-fronted capuchin (revision 1356900833), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q60789225 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).