Cebidae
| Cebidae Temporal range: Late Oligocene to present | |
|---|---|
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| Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Parvorder: | Platyrrhini |
| Family: | Cebidae Bonaparte, 1831 |
| Type genus | |
| Cebus Erxleben, 1777 | |
| Genera | |
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| Cebidae distribution | |
The Cebidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Extant members are the capuchin and squirrel monkeys. These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.