Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin

The Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin (Cebus cesarae) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from the Río Cesar Valley in northern Colombia. It had previously been considered a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons).[2] Genetic analysis by Jean Boubli in 2012 revealed that the Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin is actually more closely related to the Colombian white-faced capuchin (C. capucinus) than it is to C. albifrons.[3] Some authors regard it to be a subspecies of the varied white-fronted capuchin (C. versicolor cesarae).[4]

Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cebidae
Genus: Cebus
Species:
C. cesarae
Binomial name
Cebus cesarae
(Hershkovitz, 1949)

The Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin lives in dry semi-deciduous forest, gallery forest and mangroves.[2] Its fur is light colored.[2] Males have a head and body length between 30.8 and 40.7 cm (12.1 and 16.0 in) with a tail length of between 41.9 and 49.5 cm (16.5 and 19.5 in).[2] Females have a head and body length between 35.3 and 38.5 cm (13.9 and 15.2 in) with a tail length of between 46.1 and 50 cm (18.1 and 19.7 in).[2]

References
  1. Link, A., Boubli, J. & Lynch Alfaro, J. (2020). "Cebus casarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Mittermeier, Russell A.& Rylands, Anthony B. (2013). Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Wilson, Don E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3, Primates. Lynx. p. 411. ISBN 978-8496553897.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Boubli, Jean P.; et al. (2012). "Cebus Phylogenetic Relationships: A Preliminary Reassessment of the Diversity of the Untufted Capuchin Monkeys" (PDF). American Journal of Primatology. 74 (4): 1–13. doi:10.1002/ajp.21998. PMID 22311697. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. Jack, Katherine, M. (2016). Rowe, Noel & Myers, Marc (ed.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 293. ISBN 9781940496061.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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