Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs limestone fern

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Squirrel Monkey is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cebidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Gymnocarpium
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.