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Black capuchin

Sapajus nigritus (Goldfuss, 1809)

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 2.64 kg and live up to 45 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus)
Photo: Peter Cook · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black capuchin

Weight
2.64 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
45 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
46 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
158 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.03src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.8 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.6src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black capuchin live?

Not recorded

What is the black capuchin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus), also known as the black-horned capuchin, is a capuchin monkey from the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. Historically, it was included as a subspecies of the tufted capuchin.

From the Wikipedia article “Black capuchin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_capuchin&oldid=1371443899), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black capuchin endangered?

The black capuchin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the black capuchin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusSapajus
  7. SpeciesSapajus nigritus (Goldfuss, 1809)

Synonyms Cebus apella nigritus, Cebus caliginosus, Cebus nigritus, Cebus vellerosus, Cebus vellerosus, Cebus xanthocephalus, Cercopithecus nigritus

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Black-capped capuchinEnglish
  • Black-horned capuchinEnglish
  • Black-horned capuchinEnglish
  • Mono CaiEnglish
  • كبوشي أسودArabic
  • malpa černáCzech
  • Sort kapucinerabeDanish
  • Schwarzer KapuzinerGerman
  • Schwarzer KapuzineraffeGerman
  • Μαύρος ΚαπουτσίνοςGreek
  • CapuchinoSpanish
  • Capuchino negroSpanish
  • Mono caí negroSpanish
  • Mono-capuchinoSpanish
  • SajouFrench
  • SapajouFrench
  • Sapajou noirFrench
  • Cebo neroItalian
  • Scimmie cappucineItalian
  • クロオマキザルJapanese
  • Zwarte KapucijnaapDutch
  • kapucynka czarnaPolish
  • Macaco-pregoPortuguese
  • Macaco-prego-pretoPortuguese
  • Бурый капуцинRussian
  • Капуцин бурийUkrainian

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Relatives of the black capuchin

Other species in the same genus Sapajus.

CompareBlack capuchin vs Tufted capuchinBlack capuchin vs Golden-bellied capuchinBlack capuchin vs Blond capuchinBlack capuchin vs Black-striped capuchin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black capuchin?

An adult black capuchin weighs 2.64 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black capuchin endangered?

The black capuchin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the black capuchin live?

The black capuchin has a recorded lifespan of 45 years.

How long is the black capuchin pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 158 days.

What kind of animal is the black capuchin?

The black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capuchin

MLA

“Black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capuchin.

BibTeX
@misc{black_capuchin_2026,
  title = {Black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}