Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Gall midge

Cebus castaneus compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cebidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Cebus	Contarinia
Species	Cebus castaneus	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Gall midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.