Blackstem Spleenwort vs Central American Squirrel Monkey

Asplenium resiliens compared with Saimiri oerstedii

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Central American Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Asplenium	Saimiri
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Saimiri oerstedii

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Central American Squirrel Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Central American Squirrel Monkey

The Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.