Large-headed capuchin
The large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) is a species of robust capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[2] It is regarded by some authorities as a tufted capuchin subspecies, Sapajus apella macrocephalus.[2][3]
| Large-headed capuchin[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | Sapajus |
| Species: | S. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sapajus macrocephalus (Spix, 1823) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sapajus apella macrocephalus | |
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Rylands, A.B.; Boubli, J.-P.; Mittermeier, R.A.; Stevenson, P.; Palacios, E.; de la Torre, S. (2015). "Sapajus macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42696A70613732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T42696A70613732.en.
- Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; Silva, J.S.; Rylands, A.B. (2012). "How Different Are Robust and Gracile Capuchin Monkeys? An Argument for the Use of Sapajus and Cebus". American Journal of Primatology. 74 (4): 1–14. doi:10.1002/ajp.22007. PMID 22328205.
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