Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Chinaroot

Cebus castaneus compared with Smilax china

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)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cebidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Cebus	Smilax
Species	Cebus castaneus	Smilax china

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

Found in Taiwan.

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 (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.