Wedge-capped capuchin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Cebus olivaceus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the wedge-capped capuchin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wedge-capped capuchin in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Boa Vista do Ramos.

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 wedge-capped capuchin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the wedge-capped capuchin?

The wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Cebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wedge-capped capuchin

The wedge-capped capuchin or Guianan weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Cebus olivaceus is known to dwell in tall, primary forest and travel over long distances during the day.

These primates are medium-sized monkeys with distinctive "wedge cap" markings on their head and slightly longer limbs than other capuchins for jumping through the forest canopy. Similar to other capuchin monkeys, the diet of wedge-capped capuchin primarily consists of fruits, invertebrates, other plant parts, and on rare occasions small vertebrates. They have also been known to rub millipedes against their fur, especially in the rainy seasons, as a potential means of mosquito repellent.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wedge-capped capuchin (revision 1356687450), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q169682 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).