Ecuadorian capuchin
Ecuadorian capuchin | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Family: | Cebidae |
Genus: | Cebus |
Species: | Cebus albifrons |
Subspecies: | C. a. aequatorialis |
Trinomial name | |
Cebus albifrons aequatorialis J. A. Allen, 1914 |
The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus albifrons aequatorialis) is a capuchin monkey of the genus Cebidae. It is a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin.[1] It lives in tropical forests in Ecuador and Peru. It is listed as critically endangered.[2]
References
- ↑ "White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons)". ARKive. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ F. Cornejo & S. de la Torre (2008). "Cebus albifrons ssp. aequatorialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 23, 2010.