Golden-bellied capuchin
Species of New World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The golden-bellied capuchin (Sapajus xanthosternos), 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.
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Golden-bellied capuchin[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cebidae |
Genus: | Sapajus |
Species: | S. xanthosternos |
Binomial name | |
Sapajus xanthosternos Wied-Neuwied, 1826 | |
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Geographic range | |
Synonyms | |
Cebus xanthosternos |
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