Dictionary - Definition of Cebidae

Cebidae

Cebidae^[1]

White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorrhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Platyrrhini
Family:	Cebidae Bonaparte, 1831

Genera

Callithrix
Leontopithecus
Saguinus
Callimico
Cebus
Saimiri

The Cebidae form one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised. It includes the marmosets, tamarins, capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.

Characteristics

Cebid monkeys are arboreal animals that only rarely travel on the ground. They are generally small monkeys, ranging in size from the Pygmy Marmoset, with a head-body length of 17 to 19 cm, and a weight of 120 to 190 grams, to the Brown Capuchin, with a body length of 33 to 56 cm, and a weight of 2.5 to 3.9 kilograms. They are somewhat variable in form and coloration, but all have the wide, flat, noses typical of New World Monkeys.

They are omnivorous, mostly eating fruit and insects, although the proportions of these foods vary greatly between species. They have the dental formula:

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Females give birth to one or two young after a gestation period of between 130 and 170 days, depending on species. They are social animals, living in groups of between five and forty individuals, with the smaller species typically forming larger groups. They are generally diurnal in habit.^[2]

Classification

Previously, New World monkeys were divided between the Callitrichidae and this family, but modern classifications place the genera from Callitrichidae as a subfamily in Cebidae (named Callitrichinae), while moving other genera into the other families. As it is most widely recognised today, Cebidae includes six genera organised into three subfamilies, though one of these genera is currently purely formal in that it contains only a single species.^[1]

Family Cebidae: marmosets, tamarins, capuchins and squirrel monkeys
- Subfamily Callitrichinae
  - Genus Callithrix
    - Black-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) nigriceps
    - Black-tailed Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) melanura
    - Black-tufted Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) penicillata
    - Buffy-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) flaviceps
    - Buffy-tufted Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita
    - Common Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus
    - Emilia's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) emiliae
    - Gold-and-white Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) chrysoleuca
    - Hershkovitz's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) intermedia
    - Manicore Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) manicorensis
    - Marca's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) marcai
    - Maués Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) mauesi
    - Pygmy Marmoset, Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea
    - Rio Acari Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) acariensis
    - Roosmalens' Dwarf Marmoset, Callithrix (Callibella) humilis
    - Santarem Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) humeralifera
    - Satéré Marmoset. Callithrix (Mico) saterei
    - Silvery Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) argentata
    - White Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) leucippe
    - White-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) geoffroyi
    - Wied's Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii
  - Genus Leontopithecus
    - Black Lion Tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysopygus
    - Golden Lion Tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia
    - Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas
    - Superagui Lion Tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara
  - Genus Saguinus
    - Black Tamarin, Saguinus niger
    - Black-mantled Tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis
    - Brown-mantled Tamarin, Saguinus fuscicollis
    - Cottontop Tamarin or Pinché Tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
    - Emperor Tamarin, Saguinus imperator
    - Geoffroy's Tamarin, Saguinus geoffroyi
    - Golden-mantled Tamarin, Saguinus tripartitus
    - Graells's Tamarin, Saguinus graellsi
    - Martins's Tamarin, Saguinus martinsi
    - Mottle-faced Tamarin, Saguinus inustus
    - Moustached Tamarin, Saguinus mystax
    - Pied Tamarin, Saguinus bicolor
    - Red-capped Tamarin, Saguinus pileatus
    - Red-handed Tamarin, Saguinus midas
    - White-footed Tamarin, Saguinus leucopus
    - White-lipped Tamarin, Saguinus labiatus
    - White-mantled Tamarin, Saguinus melanoleucus
  - Genus Callimico
    - Goeldi's Marmoset, Callimico goeldii
- Subfamily Cebinae
  - Genus Cebus
    - Black-striped Capuchin, Cebus libidinosus
    - Black Capuchin, Cebus nigritus
    - Golden-bellied Capuchin, Cebus xanthosternos
    - Kaapori Capuchin, Cebus kaapori
    - Tufted Capuchin, Cebus apella
    - White-headed Capuchin, Cebus capucinus
    - White-fronted Capuchin, Cebus albifrons
    - Weeper Capuchin, Cebus olivaceus
    - Blond Capuchin, Cebus queirozi
- Subfamily Saimiriinae
  - Genus Saimiri
    - Bare-eared Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri ustus
    - Black Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri vanzolini
    - Black-capped Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri boliviensis
    - Central American Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri oerstedi
    - Common Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri sciureus

Extinct taxa

Subfamily Cebinae
- Genus Acrecebus
  - Acrecebus fraileyi
- Genus Dolichocebus
  - Dolichocebus gaimanensis
- Genus Chilecebus
  - Chilecebus carrascoensis
- Genus Neosaimiri
  - Neosaimiri fieldsi
- Genus Laventiana
  - Laventiana annectens

References

^a ^b Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 129-139. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Extant primate families by suborder

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Euarchontoglires

Strepsirrhini	Cheirogaleidae · Lemuridae · Lepilemuridae · Indriidae · Daubentoniidae · Lorisidae · Galagidae

Haplorrhini	Tarsiidae · Cebidae · Aotidae · Pitheciidae · Atelidae · Cercopithecidae · Hylobatidae · Hominidae

Extant species of family Cebidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini

Callitrichinae

Callithrix (Marmosets)	Black-headed Marmoset (C. nigriceps) · Black-tailed Marmoset (C. melanura) · Black-tufted Marmoset (C. penicillata) · Buffy-headed Marmoset (C. flaviceps) · Buffy-tufted Marmoset (C. aurita) · Common Marmoset (C. jacchus) · Emilia's Marmoset (C. emiliae) · Gold-and-white Marmoset (C. chrysoleuca) · Hershkovitz's Marmoset (C. intermedia) · Manicore Marmoset (C. manicorensis) · Marca's Marmoset (C. marcai) · Maués Marmoset (C. mauesi) · Pygmy Marmoset (C. pygmaea) · Rio Acari Marmoset (C. acariensis) · Roosmalens' Dwarf Marmoset (C. humilis) · Santarem Marmoset (C. humeralifera) · Satéré Marmoset (C. saterei) · Silvery Marmoset (C. argentata) · White Marmoset (C. leucippe) · White-headed Marmoset (C. geoffroyi) · Wied's Marmoset (C. kuhlii)

Leontopithecus (Lion tamarins)	Black Lion Tamarin (L. chrysopygus) · Golden Lion Tamarin (L. rosalia) · Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (L. chrysomelas) · Superagui Lion Tamarin (L. caissara)

Saguinus (Tamarins)	Black Tamarin (S. niger) · Black-mantled Tamarin (S. nigricollis) · Brown-mantled Tamarin (S. fuscicollis) · Cottontop Tamarin (S. oedipus) · Emperor Tamarin (S. imperator) · Geoffroy's Tamarin (S. geoffroyi) · Golden-mantled Tamarin (S. tripartitus) · Graells's Tamarin (S. graellsi) · Martins's Tamarin (S. martinsi) · Mottle-faced Tamarin (S. inustus) · Moustached Tamarin (S. mystax) · Pied Tamarin (S. bicolor) · Red-capped Tamarin (S. pileatus) · Red-handed Tamarin (S. midas) · White-footed Tamarin (S. leucopus) · White-lipped Tamarin (S. labiatus) · White-mantled Tamarin (S. melanoleucus)

Callimico	Goeldi's Marmoset (C. goeldii)

Cebinae

Cebus
(Capuchin monkeys)

Black-striped Capuchin (C. libidinosus) · Black Capuchin (C. nigritus) · Golden-bellied Capuchin (C. xanthosternos) · Kaapori Capuchin (C. kaapori) · Tufted Capuchin (C. apella) · White-headed Capuchin (C. capucinus) · White-fronted Capuchin (C. albifrons) · Weeper Capuchin (C. olivaceus) · Blond Capuchin (C. queirozi)

Saimiriinae

Saimiri
(Squirrel monkeys)

Bare-eared Squirrel Monkey (S. ustus) · Black Squirrel Monkey (S. vanzolini) · Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (S. boliviensis) · Central American Squirrel Monkey (S. oerstedi) · Common Squirrel Monkey (S. sciureus)

Category

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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins.[Wordnet].
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Domain	Definition
Health	The family of New World monkeys consisting of nine subfamilies: Alouattinae (howler monkeys), Aotinae (night monkeys), Atelinae (spider monkeys), Callicebinae (titis), Callimiconinae (Goeldi's marmosets), Callitrichinae (marmosets), Cebinae (capuchin monkeys), Pithecinae (sakis), and Saimirinae (squirrel monkeys). They inhabit the forests of South and Central America, comprising the largest family of South American monkeys. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Family Cebidae	All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Synonym: Cebidae
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Expression	family Cebidae.
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Definition: Cebidae

Specialty Definition: Cebidae

Common Expressions: Cebidae

Extended Definition: Cebidae

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Expression

Translations: Cebidae

Constructed Language Translations: Cebidae

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	僧帽猴 (capucin monkey, genus Cebidae). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	僧帽猴 (capucin monkey, genus Cebidae). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Kapuzinerartige (cebid monkeys, Cebidae). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	Cebidae (Cebidae). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Kapuzinerartige (cebid monkeys, Cebidae). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Kapuzinerartige (cebid monkeys, Cebidae). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Kapuzinerartige (cebid monkeys, Cebidae). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	マーモセット科 (Cebidae). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Cebidae. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Cebidae” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	Ebidaecay (Cebidae). Additional references: Pig Latin, Cebidae. (volunteer)
Terran B	Kepuzinerar (Cebidae). Additional references: Terran B, Cebidae. (volunteer)
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