Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Trinidad white-fronted capuchin (Cebus trinitatis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Trinidad white-fronted capuchin (Cebus trinitatis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Trinidad white-fronted capuchin

Cebus trinitatis

The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is a subspecies (Cebus albifrons trinitatis) or species of gracile capuchin monkey.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Cebus trinitatis
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cebidae · Cebus

Appearance

The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is a subspecies (Cebus albifrons trinitatis) or species of gracile capuchin monkey.

Range and habitat

The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is found on the island of Trinidad. It prefers primary forest but is also found in various types of secondary forest. It tends to prefer moister and less disturbed forest than other capuchin species.

It is found on the island of Trinidad.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Trinidad white-fronted capuchin, Wikidata item Q120671326. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

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Ecuadorian capuchin

Cebus aequatorialis
Photograph of Kaapori capuchin (Cebus kaapori), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Kaapori capuchin

Cebus kaapori
Photograph of Brown weeper capuchin (Cebus brunneus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Brown weeper capuchin

Cebus brunneus
Photograph of Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (Cebus malitiosus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin

Cebus malitiosus

Quick answers

What is Trinidad white-fronted capuchin?
The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is a subspecies (Cebus albifrons trinitatis) or species of gracile capuchin monkey.
What is the conservation status of Trinidad white-fronted capuchin?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cebus trinitatis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Trinidad white-fronted capuchin live?
The Trinidad white-fronted capuchin is found on the island of Trinidad.
Why is Trinidad white-fronted capuchin in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cebus trinitatis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Trinidad white-fronted capuchin a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.