The mystery of the origins of Cebus albifrons malitiosus and Cebus albifrons hypoleucus: mitogenomics and microsatellite analyses revealed an amazing evolutionary history of the Northern Colombian white-fronted capuchins.

Knowledge of the genetic units of species is fundamental to the conservation of biodiversity. This is true for all regions, including the Neotropics where the Earth has its greatest diversity, including roughly 34% of primate species, a group that has almost 60% of its taxa threatened with extinction. The untufted (gracile) capuchins are medium-sized Neotropical primates, traditionally classified in four species: Cebus albifrons, C.