Spix capuchin monkey

Spix capuchin monkey
	Spix's capuchin monkey ( Cebus unicolor )
Systematics
Partial order :	Monkey (anthropoidea)
without rank:	New World Monkey (Platyrrhini)
Family :	Capuchins (Cebidae)
Subfamily :	Capuchin monkey (Cebinae)
Genre :	Unhealed Capuchins ( Cebus )
Type :	Spix capuchin monkey
Scientific name
	Cebus unicolor
	Spix , 1823

The Spix capuchin monkey ( Cebus unicolor , syn .: C. albifrons unicolor ) is a species of primate belonging to the Capuchin family that occurs in the western Amazon basin south of the Amazon. The distribution area extends from the right bank of the lower reaches of the Río Ucayali in the west to the mouth of the Rio Tapajós in the Amazon in the east and includes the river areas of Rio Madeira , Rio Purus , Rio Juruá and Rio Javari . In the south the distribution area extends to the central reaches of the Río Beniand Río Mamoré in Bolivia. It is not known exactly where the border between the Spix capuchin monkey and the Peruvian capuchin monkey ( Cebus cuscinus ) runs.

features

The Spix capuchin monkey reaches a head-trunk length of about 37 cm and a tail length of 42 to 46 cm. Its fur is light ocher in color or gray-brown with a higher proportion of gray on the flanks and a darker brownish back center. Arms, legs and tail are slightly yellow-reddish. Hands and feet as well as the head cap are blackish.

The fruits of the palm species Astrocaryum vulgare are eaten by Spix-capuchin monkeys

Way of life

Spix capuchin monkeys live in groups of 12 to 16 animals in closed lowland rainforests, as well as in forest islands in the Amazonian savannas. They occur both in Várzea forests , which are regularly flooded during the rainy season, and in terra firme forests, which are located on higher ground outside the floodplain. Like other capuchin monkeys, the Spix's capuchin monkey feeds primarily on fruits, including the seeds of the palms Astrocaryum vulgare and Attalea maripa , and on small invertebrates. Reproduction and other behaviors have not yet been researched in detail.

Danger

The IUCN does not list the Spix's capuchins. Because of its large distribution area, it cannot be assumed that it is endangered.

literature

Anthony B. Rylands, Russell A. Mittermeier, Bruna M. Bezerra, Fernanda P. Paim & Helder L. Queiroz: Family Cebidae (Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins). Page 408 in Russell A. Mittermeier , Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson : Handbook of the Mammals of the World: - Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Editions, 2013 ISBN 978-8496553897