The shock-headed capuchin (''Cebus cuscinus'') is a species of

gracile capuchin monkey Gracile capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus ''Cebus''. At one time all capuchin monkeys were included within the genus ''Cebus''. In 2011, Jessica Lynch Alfaro ''et al.'' proposed splitting the genus between the robust capuchin ...

from

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It was previously classified as a subspecies of the

Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus albifrons'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad. Taxonomy The species name ''Cebus albifrons'' was formerly co ...

(''C. albifrons''), but in 2013 Mittermeier and Rylands elevated it to a separate species, following genetic studies by Boubli ''et al.'' in 2012 and Lynch Alfaro ''et al.'' in 2010. The shock-headed capuchin lives in lowland and seasonally inundated forests of the upper

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...

, as well as

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s of the western

Andes Mountains The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the List of mountain ranges#Mountain ranges by length, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range i ...

up to elevations of . Males have a head and body length of about with a tail length of about . Females have a head and body length between with a tail length between .

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q34270937 Capuchin monkeys Mammals of Peru Mammals of Bolivia Mammals described in 1901 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Primates of South America