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Chestnut weeper capuchin
Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Monkeys

Chestnut weeper capuchin

Cebus castaneus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishChestnut weeper capuchin
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese栗色卷尾猴
Sranan Tongomonki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCebus castaneus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851

About this species

The Chestnut weeper capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species of the family Cebidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 6 times (GBIF), between 2025 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 8 observations from Suriname. Records come from Brokopondo. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCebidae
GenusCebus

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
2025First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo6

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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