Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Chinaroot

Cebus castaneus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cebidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cebus	Dioscorea
Species	Cebus castaneus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.