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White-headed capuchin

New World monkey of the family Cebidae
Taxon taxon Q585189
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White-headed capuchin

Summary

White-headed capuchin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-headed capuchin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-headed capuchin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-headed capuchin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • White-headed capuchin is classified within Cebus[6].
  • White-headed capuchin's scientific name is Cebus capucinus[7].
  • White-headed capuchin's Commons category is recorded as Cebus capucinus[8].
  • White-headed capuchin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cebus capucinus[9].
  • White-headed capuchin's Commons gallery is recorded as Cebus capucinus[10].
  • White-headed capuchin's original combination is recorded as Simia capucina[11].
  • White-headed capuchin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. capucinus'}[12].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-throated capuchin'}[13].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Capuchin'}[14].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-throated Capuchin'}[15].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschulterkapuziner'}[16].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschulteraffe'}[17].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapuziner'}[18].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'capuchín carablancu'}[19].
  • White-headed capuchin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'navadna kapucinka'}[20].
  • White-headed capuchin's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+54'}[21].
  • White-headed capuchin's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • White-headed capuchin's taxon range is recorded as Colombia[23].
  • White-headed capuchin's taxon range is recorded as Ecuador[24].
  • White-headed capuchin's taxon range is recorded as Panama[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-headed capuchin is Cebus capucinus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cebus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-throated capuchin'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Capuchin'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschulterkapuziner'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschulteraffe'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapuziner'}[18], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'capuchín carablancu'}[19].

Identifiers

White-headed capuchin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43432[26]. White-headed capuchin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9516[27]. White-headed capuchin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323944[28]. White-headed capuchin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436637[29]. White-headed capuchin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 572977[30].

Why It Matters

White-headed capuchin ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Colombia Ecuador Panama

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+54'}
    Taxon rank → species
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    Taxon range → Colombia, Ecuador, Panama
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