Kaapori capuchin

Kaapori capuchin[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
Genus: Cebus
Species: C. kaapori
Binomial name
Cebus kaapori
Queiroz, 1992
Geographic range in South America

The Kaapori capuchin (Cebus kaapori) is a capuchin monkey endemic to Brazil. This species is found in the Brazilian states of Pará and Maranhão. Formerly considered a subspecies of the wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus), it was recently elevated to species status.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Kaapori Capuchin
  1. 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. p. 137. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. Kierulff, M.C.M.; de Oliveira, M.M. (2008). "Cebus kaapori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T40019A10303725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40019A10303725.en.


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