Spix's white-fronted capuchin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cebidae |
Genus: | Cebus |
Species: | C. unicolor |
Binomial name | |
Cebus unicolor (Spix, 1823) |
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. [2] [3] [4]
Spix's white-fronted capuchin has a wide range within the upper Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. [2] It also occurs in northern Bolivia. [2] 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 ). [2]