Tufted capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tufted capuchin lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sapajus apella
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the tufted capuchin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tufted capuchin in 8 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Manaus.

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 tufted capuchin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tufted capuchin?

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

About the tufted capuchin

The tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.

The tufted capuchin is omnivorous, mostly feeding on fruits and invertebrates, although it sometimes feeds on small vertebrates (e.g. lizards and bird chicks) and other plant parts. It can be found in many different kinds of environment, including moist tropical and subtropical forest, dry forest, and disturbed or secondary forest.

Like other capuchins, it is a social animal, forming groups of 8 to 15 individuals that are led by an alpha or dominant male.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tufted capuchin (revision 1377853491), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18324712 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).