Wedge-capped capuchin

Weight

2.6 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

41 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

47 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

162 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

6 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

0.62src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The wedge-capped capuchin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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 Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyCebidae
6. genusCebus
7. SpeciesCebus olivaceus Schomburgk, 1848

Synonyms Cebus annellatus, Cebus apiculatus, Cebus capucinus leporinus, Cebus nigrivittatus, Cebus olivaceus apiculatus, Cebus olivaceus nigrivittatus, Cebus olivaceus olivaceus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

VU, Vulnerable

Colombian white-faced capuchin

Cebus capucinus

Cebidae

LC, Least Concern

Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin

Cebus albifrons

Cebidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Kaapori capuchin

Cebus kaapori

Cebidae

P

Panamanian white-faced capuchin

Cebus imitator

CebidaeNo free photo yet

R

Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin

Cebus cesarae

CebidaeNo free photo yet

S

Shock-headed capuchin

Cebus cuscinus

CebidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWedge-capped capuchin vs Colombian white-faced capuchinWedge-capped capuchin vs Humboldt's white-fronted capuchinWedge-capped capuchin vs Kaapori capuchinWedge-capped capuchin vs Panamanian white-faced capuchin

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  title = {Wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedge-capped-capuchin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}