Cebidae
Family of New World monkeys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cebidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Extant members are the capuchin and squirrel monkeys.[2] These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.
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Cebidae [1][2] Temporal range: Late Oligocene[3] to present | |
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White-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Parvorder: | Platyrrhini |
Family: | Cebidae Bonaparte, 1831 |
Type genus | |
Cebus Erxleben, 1777 | |
Genera | |
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