Brown Capuchin Monkey
Cebus apella
Classification
Kingdom Animalia- Animals are multicelular, the ingest food and they are heterotrophs
Phylum Chordata- Bilateral symmetry they have a complete digestive cartilaginous endoskeloton
Subphylum Vertebrata- They have paired kidneys, 2-4 heart chambers, and their digestive system has a liver, a pancreas, and digestive glands
Class Mammalia- They have 3 middle ear bones, all have hair, and a production of milk by modified sweat
Order Primates- Have a skull, teeth, and limbs
Family Cebidae- 56 species of cebids, 5 genera and 3 subfamilies
Genus- Capuchin Monkey
Species- Cebus apella
Description
Weight-1.9 to 4.8 kilograms
Length- 12-24 inches
Food-fruit eggs, insects, small reptiles, small mammals
Color- light brown, yellow, black shoulders and underbelly are lighter than the rest of the body
Habitat- Moist subtropical forest, tropical forests dry forests and gallery forests
Predators-the main predator for the Capuchin monkey is the harpy eagle, and jaguars and other large birds
Geographical Range- the geographical range
Eating
Geographical Range
Getting food
Physical Adaptations
Behavioral Adaptation
References
Anderson, R. 2003. "Cebus apella" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 11, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cebus_apella/
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Sandiego zoo. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/capuchin-monkey
Tufted Capuchin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/tufted_capuchin