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Varied Whitefronted Capuchin

Cebus versicolor

French: Sapajou varié / German: Kolumbien-Kapuzineraffe / Spanish: Capuchino versicolor

Other common names: Bogotd Monkey, Varied Capuchin

Taxonomy. Cebus versicolor Pucheran, 1845

Santa Fé de Bogota, Colombia.

C. P. Groves in 2001 placed C. albifrons adustus, C. a. cesarae, C. a. malitiosus, C. a. leucocephalus, and C. a. pleei as junior synonyms of C. albifrons versicolor . Monotypic.

Distribution. N Colombia in the middle Rio Magdalena except for the W slope of the Cordillera Oriental, from the S portion of the Magdalena Department S to the departments of Cundinamarca and Tolima.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 45-50.5 cm, tail 42-45.5 cm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Varied White-fronted Capuchin is darker than the Rio Cesar White-fronted Capuchin ( C. cesarae). It is a rather pale form (extensions of the pale areas being fairly variable), with red tones on the mid-dorsal region and foreparts of limbs, generally contrasting with the rest of the body.

Habitat. Lowland moist forest and palm swamps in the middle Rio Magdalena Valley.

Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List (as C. albifrons versicolor). The Varied White-fronted Capuchin probably occurs in Catatumbo Bari National Natural Park.

Bibliography. Defler (2003b, 2004), Hershkovitz (1949), Hill (1960), Freese & Oppenheimer (1981), Hershkovitz (1949), Hill (1960).