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Kaapori Capuchin

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iKaapori Capuchin<ref name=MSW3>Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 137. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.</ref>
Conservation status
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Vulnerable (VU)<ref name=IUCN>Rylands, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Cebus olivaceus ssp. kaapori. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.</ref>

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
Genus: Cebus
Species: C. kaapori
Binomial name
Cebus kaapori
Queiroz, 1992

The Kaapori Capuchin (Cebus kaapori) is a capuchin monkey endemic to Brazil. This species is found in the Brazilian states of Para and Maranhao. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Weeper Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus), it was recently elevated to species status.

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