Large-headed capuchin
Subspecies of New World monkey
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The large-headed capuchin (Sapajus apella macrocephalus) is a subspecies of the tufted capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[2] It was formerly thought to be its own species (S. macrocephalus), but studies have found it to be a subspecies of the tufted capuchin.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | Sapajus |
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| Subspecies: | S. a. macrocephalus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sapajus apella macrocephalus (Spix, 1823) | |
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Sapajus macrocephalus | |
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