Chestnut-bellied Titi vs flax dodder

Plecturocebus caligatus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-bellied Titi is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-bellied Titi	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Cuscuta
Species	Plecturocebus caligatus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-bellied Titi

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-bellied Titi	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-bellied Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Chestnut-bellied Titi

The Chestnut-bellied Titi (Plecturocebus caligatus) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.