Black Capuchin vs Elephant Apple

Sapajus nigritus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Cebidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Sapajus	Dillenia
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.