Black Capuchin vs Prickly Yellow

Sapajus nigritus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Black Capuchin is Near Threatened while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Capuchin	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cebidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Sapajus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Black Capuchin

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Capuchin	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.