Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Indian Jointvetch

Cebus castaneus compared with Aeschynomene indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Weeper Capuchin Indian Jointvetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cebidae Fabaceae
Genus Cebus Aeschynomene
Species Cebus castaneus Aeschynomene indica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Weeper Capuchin Indian Jointvetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Indian Jointvetch

No description available.

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