Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Indian-nut

Cebus castaneus compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cebidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Cebus	Areca
Species	Cebus castaneus	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.