Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs Pith Plant

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Pith Plant
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.