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title: "Crested Capuchin"
description: "Sapajus robustus — Mammiferi. The crested capuchin or robust tufted capuchin (Sapajus robustus) is a species of robust capuchin monkey."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crested-capuchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crested Capuchin

> Sapajus robustus — Mammiferi. The crested capuchin or robust tufted capuchin (Sapajus robustus) is a species of robust capuchin monkey.

- Scientific name: *Sapajus robustus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 214
- Wikidata: [Q6121681](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6121681)
- iNaturalist taxon: [499235](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/499235)

## Names

- en: Crested Capuchin
- de: Schopfkapuzineraffe
- es: Capuchino crestado
- fr: Sapajou robuste

## Countries with the most observations

BR (202)

## Summary

The crested capuchin or robust tufted capuchin (Sapajus robustus) is a species of robust capuchin monkey. It is endemic to Brazil. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black capuchin but is now considered by some to be a separate species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121691815

## Machine access

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