Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs Goa-bean

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Squirrel Monkey is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Psophocarpus
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.