Black Capuchin vs Downy Safflower

Sapajus nigritus compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cebidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sapajus	Carthamus
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Black Capuchin

The Black Capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) is a species in the genus Sapajus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.