Caquetá Titi vs Nut Grass

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while Nut Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	Nut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pitheciidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Cyperus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	Nut Grass
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.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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

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