Squirrel monkeys (scientific name: Saimiri sciureus) have 4 subspecies. They are small monkeys native to South America. They are easy to domesticate and can reproduce. They are gradually becoming pets.Squirrel monkeys live in primary forests, secondary forests and cultivated areas, usually near stre...
The scientific name of the red-backed squirrel monkey is Saimiri oerstedi. There are two subspecies: 1. S. o. oerstedii: distributed on the western Pacific coast of Panama and the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. 2. S. o. citrinellus: distributed in central Costa Rica, with an estimated number of only 1...
The scientific name of the Mahe squirrel monkey, Saimiri ustus, is a tree-dwelling animal that occasionally moves on the ground. They are active during the day, usually in groups of 10-30, sometimes up to 100 or even more. Each group has its own territory and uses the secretions of the anal glands a...
Black-banded Capuchin (scientific name: Cebus olivaceus) English Guinan Weeper Capuchin, Wedge-capped Capuchin, Weeper Capuchin, French Sapajou pleurer, Spanish Capuchino Oliva, German Brauner Kapuzineraffe, no subspecies.Black-banded capuchins are very social animals, living in groups of about 10-3...
Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin (scientific name: Cebus malitiosus), foreign name Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin, no subspecies. Specific habits are unknown.Listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN) 2015 ver3.1-Endangered (EN).Listed in Ap...
Cebus cuscinus (Scientific name: Cebus cuscinus) English Shock-headed Capuchin, Spanish Machin de Cara Blanca, no subspecies. The helmeted capuchin is a slender capuchin monkey distributed in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Hershkovitz listed 13 subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (C.albifrons Humbol...
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 mo...
White-faced Capuchin (scientific name: Cebus capucinus) English Colombian White-throated Capuchin, White-faced Capuchin, White-headed Capuchin, White-throated Capuchin, French Sapajou capucin, Spanish Capuchino de Cara Blanca de Colombia, German Weißschulter-Kapuzineraffe, there are 2 subspecies.Th...
Brown-capped capuchin (scientific name: Cebus brunneus) English Venezuelan Brown Capuchin, Brown Weeper Capuchin, Spanish Capuchino de Venezuela, capuchino, capuchino venezolano, mono, mono capuchino, mono capuchino norteño, mono común, mono pardo, German Venezuela-Kapuzineraffe, no subspecies.The...
White-fronted Capuchin, also known as Cebus albifrons, lives in trees in tropical forests and rarely comes to the ground except for drinking water. It is agile, good at jumping and swimming. It lives in family-style groups, and each group has its own territory. Some like to eat fruits, leaves and fl...