Caquetá Titi vs Downy Truffle

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Tuber
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	Downy Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the