Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs False Puffball

Cebus castaneus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Cebidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Cebus	Reticularia
Species	Cebus castaneus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.