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Hooded capuchin

Sapajus cay (Illiger, 1815)

Status not recordedprimates

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

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Quick facts about the hooded 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 hooded capuchin live?

Not recorded

Is the hooded 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 hooded capuchin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusSapajus
  7. SpeciesSapajus cay (Illiger, 1815)

Synonyms Cebus apella cay, Cebus paraguayanus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Azara's capuchinEnglish
  • Azara’s capuchinEnglish
  • Azaras’s capuchinEnglish
  • Yellow bearded capuchinEnglish
  • كبوشي أزاراArabic
  • malpa hnědotemennáCzech
  • AzarakapuzineraffeGerman
  • Κουκουλοφόρος ΚαπουτσίνοςGreek
  • MonoSpanish
  • SapajouFrench
  • Cebo di AzaraItalian
  • ズキンオマキザルJapanese
  • HettekapusinerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Paraguayaanse KapucijnaapDutch
  • kapucynka kapturowaPolish
  • Macaco PregoPortuguese
  • SchmauzSwedish
  • Azara-KapuzineraffeGerman
  • Capuchino de AzaraSpanish
  • Mono caí de las yungasSpanish
  • Mono-CapuchinoSpanish
  • Sajou brunFrench
  • Sapajou du ParaguayFrench
  • Scimmie CappucineItalian
  • Macaco-Prego-do-Papo-AmareloPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooded capuchin

Other species in the same genus Sapajus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooded capuchin?

The hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay) 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). Hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-capuchin

MLA

“Hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-capuchin.

BibTeX
@misc{hooded_capuchin_2026,
  title = {Hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}