Black Capuchin vs Pencil flower

Sapajus nigritus compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Pencil flower
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	Sapajus	Stylosanthes
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.