Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Irish Major

Cebus castaneus compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cebidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Cebus	Oxycera
Species	Cebus castaneus	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.