Marañón white-fronted capuchin
Cebus yuracus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCebidae (Cebid Monkeys)
- GenusCebus (Gracile Capuchins)
- SpeciesCebus yuracus (Marañón white-fronted capuchin)
The Marañón white-fronted capuchin (Cebus yuracus) also or known as Peruvian white-fronted capuchin or Andean white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from the upper Amazon Basin. It had been regarded as synonymous with the shock-headed capuchin (C. cuscinus), which was then considered a subspecies of Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin, but it was classified as a separate species by Mittermeier and Rylands based on genetic studies by Boubli. The Marañón white-fronted capuchin lives in wet forests of the upper Amazon basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru and likely eastern Brazil. Males have a head and body length of about 43 cm (17 in) with a tail length of about 47 cm (19 in). Females have a head and body length about 37 cm (15 in) with a tail length of about 45 cm (18 in). Marañón white-fronted capuchins sometimes formed mixed groups with the Ecuadorian squirrel monkey. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Marañón white-fronted capuchin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri macrodon
Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri cassiquiarensis
Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Miller's Saki
Pithecia milleri
Western Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaea
White-tailed Titi
Plecturocebus discolor
Black-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus nigricollis
Golden-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus tripartitus
Long-haired Spider Monkey
Ateles belzebuth
Napo Saki
Pithecia napensis
Noisy Night Monkey
Aotus vociferans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Marañón white-fronted capuchin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Marañón white-fronted capuchin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Marañón white-fronted capuchin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Marañón white-fronted capuchin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.