Spix's white-fronted capuchin

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Cebus unicolor

Spix's white-fronted capuchin, a reference photo
Photo: Diogo Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Spix's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus unicolor) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey. It had previously been classified as a subspecies of the Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons). Following genetic studies by Boubli, et al, Mittermeier and Ryland elevated it to a full species.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spix's white-fronted capuchin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Cebidae
Genus
Cebus
Species
Cebus unicolor

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