genus
Cebus
Cebus is a genus in the family Cebidae. This database currently files 16 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 16
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 25%
- Weight range
- 2.6 kg – 3 kg
Best-known members of Cebus
Ranked by popularity score.

Colombian white-faced capuchin
Cebus capucinus

Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin
Cebus albifrons

Wedge-capped capuchin
Cebus olivaceus

Kaapori capuchin
Cebus kaapori
Panamanian white-faced capuchin
Cebus imitator
Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin
Cebus cesarae
Shock-headed capuchin
Cebus cuscinus
Varied capuchin
Cebus versicolor
How threatened is Cebus?
4 of 16 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 25% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 25% |
| LCLeast Concern | 2 | 50% |
All species in Cebus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian white-faced capuchin | Cebus capucinus | Cebidae | Vulnerable | 2.73 kg | Not recorded |
| Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin | Cebus albifrons | Cebidae | Least Concern | 2.63 kg | Not recorded |
| Wedge-capped capuchin | Cebus olivaceus | Cebidae | Least Concern | 2.6 kg | Not recorded |
| Kaapori capuchin | Cebus kaapori | Cebidae | Critically Endangered | 3 kg | Not recorded |
| Panamanian white-faced capuchin | Cebus imitator | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin | Cebus cesarae | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shock-headed capuchin | Cebus cuscinus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Varied capuchin | Cebus versicolor | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown capuchin | Cebus brunneus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin | Cebus malitiosus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spix's white-fronted capuchin | Cebus unicolor | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Andean white-fronted capuchin | Cebus yuracus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin | Cebus leucocephalus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ecuadorian capuchin | Cebus aequatorialis | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chestnut capuchin | Cebus castaneus | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cebus beelzebul | Cebidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |