Cattail vs Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Typha angustifolia compared with Cebus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cattail	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Typhaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Typha	Cebus
Species	Typha angustifolia	Cebus castaneus

Conservation Status

Cattail

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cattail	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cattail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mozambique), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (7 countries).

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cattail

The Cattail (Typha angustifolia) is a species in the genus Typha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and high

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.