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White-faced Capuchin
Cebus capucinus
9.27, -83.81
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Description:
The white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the white-faced capuchin or white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America and the extreme north-western portion of South America, the white-headed capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen.
Habitat:
Native to the forests of Central America and the extreme north-western portion of South America.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013
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