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title: "Varied Capuchin"
description: "Cebus versicolor — Mamíferos. The varied white-fronted capuchin (Cebus versicolor) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/varied-capuchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Varied Capuchin

> Cebus versicolor — Mamíferos. The varied white-fronted capuchin (Cebus versicolor) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia.

- Scientific name: *Cebus versicolor*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 426
- Wikidata: [Q60768700](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60768700)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1369292](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1369292)

## Names

- en: Varied Capuchin
- de: Kolumbien-Kapuzineraffe
- es: Maicero cariblanco variable
- fr: Sapajou varié

## Countries with the most observations

CO (366)

## Summary

The varied white-fronted capuchin (Cebus versicolor) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia.  It had been classified as a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons)  Genetic analysis by Jean Boubli in 2012 revealed it to be a separate species.  Some authors regard the Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin to be a subspecies of the varied white-fronted capuchin.
The varied white-fronted capuchin lives in lowland moist forest and in palm swamps in the Río Magdalena Valley of northern Colombia.  It has reddish fur on its back, forearms and the front of its legs, contrasting with lighter fur overall…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Daniel van der Post · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14057866

## Machine access

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