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Crested capuchin

Sapajus robustus (Kuhl, 1820)

Status not recordedprimates

The crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the crested 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 crested capuchin live?

Not recorded

Is the crested 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 crested capuchin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusSapajus
  7. SpeciesSapajus robustus (Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Cebus apella robustus, Cebus nigritus robustus, Cebus robustus, Cebus variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Robust tufted capuchinEnglish
  • كبوشي متوجArabic
  • malpa chocholatáCzech
  • SchopfkapuzineraffeGerman
  • capuchino crestadoSpanish
  • Sapajou robusteFrench
  • カンムリオマキザルJapanese
  • PuntkuifkapucijnaapDutch
  • kapucynka grzywiastaPolish
  • Macaco PregoPortuguese
  • macaco prego de cristaPortuguese
  • Macaco-prego-de-cristaPortuguese
  • Macaco-prego-ruivoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crested capuchin

Other species in the same genus Sapajus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crested capuchin?

The crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-capuchin

MLA

“Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-capuchin.

BibTeX
@misc{crested_capuchin_2026,
  title = {Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}