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 Yasuní National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri macrodon
Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Golden-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus tripartitus
White-tailed Titi
Plecturocebus discolor
Western Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaea
Napo Saki
Pithecia napensis
Long-haired Spider Monkey
Ateles belzebuth
Black-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus nigricollis
Noisy Night Monkey
Aotus vociferans
Lucifer Titi
Cheracebus lucifer
Miller's Saki
Pithecia milleri
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Marañón white-fronted capuchin sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Marañón white-fronted capuchin in Yasuní National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Marañón white-fronted capuchin in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.