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title: "Cebus albifrons aequatorialis"
description: "Cebus aequatorialis — Ssaki. The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus aequatorialis), or Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey of the family Cebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ecuadorian-white-fronted-capuchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cebus albifrons aequatorialis

> Cebus aequatorialis — Ssaki. The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus aequatorialis), or Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey of the family Cebidae.

- Scientific name: *Cebus aequatorialis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 247
- Wikidata: [Q5334382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5334382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1369301](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1369301)

## Names

- en: Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin
- de: Ecuador-Kapuzineraffe
- es: Capuchino de frente blanca
- fr: Sapajou d'Equateur
- it: Cebus albifrons aequatorialis
- nl: Cebus albifrons aequatorialis
- pt: Cebus albifrons aequatorialis
- pl: Cebus albifrons aequatorialis

## Countries with the most observations

EC (183), PE (5)

## Summary

The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus aequatorialis), or Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey of the family Cebidae. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons). Mittermeier and Rylands elevated it to a separate species in 2013. The primary physical distinction between C. albifrons and C. aequatorialis is their coloration. Due to low density and distribution researchers have not been able to make a confident molecular genetic assessment of the C. aequatorialis population, but assign it species status based on geographical isolation, morphological…

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

## Photo

![Cebus albifrons aequatorialis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ecuadorian-white-fronted-capuchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256407042

## Machine access

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