Cebus nigritus Goldfuss 1809

Cebus nigritus Goldfuss 1809, Vergl. Naturbeschr., Saug., Vol. 1: 74.

Type Locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sierra dos Orgaos.

Vernacular Names: Black Capuchin.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cebus nigritus subsp. nigritus Goldfuss 1809

Subspecies Cebus nigritus subsp. cucullatus Spix 1823

Subspecies Cebus nigritus subsp. robustus Kuhl 1820

Distribution: Brazilian coast, Atlantic forests, 16°- 30°S.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable as C. robustus .

Discussion: C. apella species group. Separated from C. apella by Groves (2001 c).