Cebus apella
– Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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PRIMATES
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Family:
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CEBIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Cebus apella
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Species Authority:
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
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See Cebus apella ssp. apella
See Cebus apella ssp. margaritae
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | BROWN CAPUCHIN, GUIANAN BROWN CAPUCHIN |
| Spanish | — | MACACO PREGO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LC ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2003
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Assessor/s:
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Rylands, A.B., Bampi, M.I., Chiarello, A.G., da Fonseca, G.A.B., Mendes, S.L. & Marcelino, M.
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Evaluator/s:
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Rylands, A.B. & Mittermeier, R.A. (Primate Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Cebus apella is a wide ranging species. It is hunted but it is adaptable. Currently assessed as Least Concern.
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History:
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| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (Hilton-Taylor 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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The subspecies C. apella apella is wide-ranging in the lower Amazon and is assessed as Least Concern. However, the subspecies C. apella margaritae is restricted to the island of Margarita in Venezuela and is assessed as Critically Endangered.
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Countries:
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Native:
Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
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Habitat and Ecology
