Caquetá Titi vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Eugenia
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	Small-leaved Myrtle
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.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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