Black Capuchin vs Floating Fern

Sapajus nigritus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cebidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sapajus	Salvinia
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.