Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs dense flat sedge

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Squirrel Monkey is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cebidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Cyperus
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	dense flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.