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title: "Brown Capuchin"
description: "Sapajus apella — Mammiferi. The tufted capuchin, also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brown-capuchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Capuchin

> Sapajus apella — Mammiferi. The tufted capuchin, also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.

- Scientific name: *Sapajus apella*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 3103
- Wikidata: [Q18324712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18324712)
- iNaturalist taxon: [496700](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/496700)

## Names

- en: Brown Capuchin
- de: Gehaubter Kapuziner
- es: Mono maicero
- fr: Sapajou apelle

## Countries with the most observations

PE (923), BR (525), CO (342), BO (204), GF (192), SR (111), TT (110), GY (30)

## Summary

The tufted capuchin, also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_capuchin

## Photo

![Brown Capuchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-capuchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154364602

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-capuchin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).