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The tufted capuchin (''Sapajus apella''), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey is a New World primate from South America. As traditionally defined, it is one of the most widespread primates in the Neotropics, but it has recently been recommended considering the black-striped, black and golden-bellied capuchins as separate species in a new genus, thereby effectively limiting the tufted capuchin to the Amazon Basin and nearby regions.〔 The tufted capuchin is an omnivorous animal, mostly feeding on fruits and invertebrates, although it sometimes feeds on small vertebrates (e.g. lizards and bird chicks) and other plant parts. It can be found in many different kinds of environment, including moist tropical and subtropical forest, dry forest, and disturbed or secondary forest. Like other capuchins, it is a social animal, forming groups of 8 to 15 individuals that are led by an alpha or dominant male. == Taxonomy and phylogeny == At one point all tufted capuchins were classified as ''Cebus apella''. Under such taxonomy, the range of ''C. apella'' would extend throughout much of South America from Colombia to northern Argentina. More recent taxonomic studies have been carried out by Torres de Assumpção (1983; Torres 1988). Groves (2005) recognized the following subspecies for the tufted capuchins:〔 *''Cebus apella apella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Cebus apella fatuellus'' (Linnaeus, 1766) *Large-headed capuchin, ''Cebus apella macrocephalus'' Spix, 1823 *''Cebus apella margaritae'' Hollister, 1914 *''Cebus apella peruanus'' Thomas, 1901 *''Cebus apella tocantinus'' Lönnberg, 1939 In 2011, Jessica Lynch Alfaro ''et al'' proposed that the robust capuchins such (formerly the ''C. apella'' group) be placed in a separate genus, ''Sapajus'', from the gracile capuchins (formerly the ''C. capucinus'' group) which retain the genus ''Cebus''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tufted capuchin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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