Cebus aequatorialis

The Ecuadorian capuchin is a medium-sized monkey, weighing 1.7-3.6 kg for males and 1.2-2.2 kg for females, with a head-body length of 35-51 cm and a tail length of 40-50 cm. The color of the back varies from cinnamon to reddish brown, with a darker color along the midline. The outer sides of the forelimbs and hindlimbs are the same color, while the hands and feet are darker and show more brown. The lateral areas are lighter. The face and sides of the head are clear and yellow-white. From the black top of the head, a thin line of the same color extends between the eyes. The chest is lighter than the abdomen. The tail is brown, darker on the upper side than on the lower side.

Distributed in western lowlands of Ecuador and northwestern Peru. While most known localities are near the Pacific coast, some new localities have been reported in the interior of the Andean foothills of Ecuador. In 2018, the range was expanded north of the Río Guayllabamba based on field surveys, indicating that more information is needed about the species' range north of this river.
Habitats include coastal dry forests, tropical rainforests that are not seasonally flooded, subalpine moist forests growing on the western side of the Andes, and more degraded environments such as secondary forests located near human settlements.

Ecuadorian Capuchin (scientific name: Cebus aequatorialis) English: Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin, Ecuadorian Capuchin, Spanish: Machín Blanco de Occidente, Mono Capuchino, no subspecies.

Ecuadorian capuchins live in groups of about 5-20 individuals, with females slightly outnumbering them in most cases (male to female ratio of 0.8). Omnivorous, they feed mainly on fruits, invertebrates, insects, flowers, and seeds. They also eat the leaf bases of bromeliads.

Ecuadorian capuchins are often eaten by birds of prey and small cats, such as ocelots and snakes. Like many primates, they live in large groups with complex social structures. Other species of white-fronted capuchins have been observed using and making tools, a skill previously thought to be unique to humans and chimpanzees.

Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016 ver3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).

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