Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin

Cebus malitiosus

Conservation Status

Endangered

Mammalia · Primates · Cebidae

About

The Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Cebus albifrons or a synonym of the Colombian white-faced capuchin, but Mittermeier and Rylands elevated it to a species in 2013, following previous work by Rylands, Hershkovitz, Cooper and Hernandez-Camacho. The IUCN follows this taxonomy.

Fun Fact

It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Cebus albifrons or a synonym of the Colombian white-faced capuchin (C.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Restricted to forests near the northwest base of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Loss
Poaching and Hunting
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Disease

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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