Buff-headed Capuchin
Sapajus xanthosternos
Conservation Status
Critically EndangeredMammalia · Primates · Cebidae
About
The golden-bellied capuchin, also known as the yellow-breasted or buff-headed capuchin, is a species of New World or neotropical monkey. It lives mainly in trees and are omnivorous, eating a wide variety of both plant and animals as food. Golden-bellied capuchin normal home range is in the Atlantic forest of Brazil and it is critically endangered due to forest fragmentation and habitat loss mainly due to agriculture, there are currently efforts to protect them by the local government.
Fun Fact
They can live much longer in captivity to about 50 years.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Restricted to the Atlantic forest of south-eastern Bahia, Brazil, due possibly to high degrees of interference from humans.
Diet
Feed on both plant and animal origins making them omnivores.
Lifespan
50 years (captivity)
Threats
- Habitat Destruction
- Pollution
- Invasive Species
- Over-Collection
- Climate Change