Capuchin Monkeys
By: Reagan Reitmeier
Classification
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata
- chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata
- vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
Order Primates
- primates
- Family Cebidaemarmosets, tamarins, capuchins, and squirrel monkeys
- Genus Cebuscapuchin monkeys
- Species Cebus apellabrown capuchin
Evolutionary Relationships
- marmosets
- tamarins
- capuchins
- squirrel monkeys
Habitat
- Found mostly in forests mainly in Tropical Rainforest
- Found east of the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
- Live in understory and lower canopy
Diet
- Known for nut-cracking skills
- Forage, rip apart vegetation to find food, to find food
- Also eat fruit, invertebrates, and small mammals
- In the dry season eat Scheelea palm frond pith when food is scarce
Physical Description
- Vary in color from brown to mustard yellow to black
- Patch of coarse black fur on the crown of their head
- Have a long tail
- Deep lower jaw and large jaw muscles so they can eat vegetation
- Walk on hands and hind legs
Social Interactions
- Live in troops or groups of 40 monkeys
- Migrate multiple times in lifetime
- Have a social structure with alpha male
- There is commonly violence in between groups
Reproduction and Lifespan
- Males commonly mate with multiple females
- Infants cared for by mother and other monkeys
- Max lifespan is 54 years
Size and Weight
- Length in between 13.8 inches and 17.8
- Weight around 8.6 pounds