Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
       Suborder Haplorrhini Pocock, 1918 see Suborder Haplorhini Pocock, 1918
         Infraorder Simiiformes Haeckel, 1866
           Parvorder Platyrrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
             Family Cebidae Bonaparte, 1831 - New World monkeys
               Subfamily Cebinae Bonaparte, 1831
                 Genus Cebus Erxleben, 1777 - capuchins
                   Cebus apella (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - black-capped capuchin
                     1 [Cebus apella apella]ᵀ (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
                     2 Cebus apella fatuellus (C. Linnaeus, 1766)
                     3 Cebus apella macrocephalus Spix, 1823
                     4 Cebus apella margaritae Hollister, 1914
                     5 Cebus apella peruanus Thomas, 1901
                     6 Cebus apella tocantinus Lönnberg, 1939