Black Capuchin vs Lemon grass

Sapajus nigritus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cebidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sapajus	Cymbopogon
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

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.