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Shock-headed capuchin

Cebus cuscinus Thomas, 1901

Status not recordedprimates

The shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the shock-headed 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 shock-headed capuchin live?

Not recorded

Is the shock-headed 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 shock-headed capuchin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusCebus
  7. SpeciesCebus cuscinus Thomas, 1901

Synonyms Cebus albifrons cuscinus, Cebus albifrons yuracus, Cebus flavescens cuscinus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • كبوشي مصدوم الرأسArabic
  • PerukapuzineraffeGerman
  • Machin de Cara BlancaSpanish
  • Sapajou ébourifféFrench
  • ムクゲオマキザルJapanese
  • Peruaanse KapucijnaapDutch
  • Peruanischer KapuzineraffeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shock-headed capuchin

Other species in the same genus Cebus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shock-headed capuchin?

The shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shock-headed-capuchin

MLA

“Shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shock-headed-capuchin.

BibTeX
@misc{shock_headed_capuchin_2026,
  title = {Shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shock-headed-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}