Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs Floating Fern

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black-capped Squirrel Monkey is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cebidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Salvinia
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.