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Chestnut capuchin

Cebus castaneus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

Status not recordedprimates

The chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the chestnut capuchin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut capuchin live?

Not recorded

Is the chestnut capuchin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chestnut capuchin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusCebus
  7. SpeciesCebus castaneus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

Synonyms Cebus olivaceus castaneus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Chestnut weeper capuchinEnglish
  • كبوشي كستنائيArabic
  • Kastanienbrauner KapuzineraffeGerman
  • Capucin olive des GuyanesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chestnut capuchin

Other species in the same genus Cebus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chestnut capuchin?

The chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-capuchin

MLA

“Chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-capuchin.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_capuchin_2026,
  title = {Chestnut capuchin (Cebus castaneus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}