Brown Capuchin

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Sapajus apella

Brown Capuchin, a reference photo
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown 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
Sapajus
Species
Sapajus apella

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