Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Large-eared Hutia

Cebus castaneus compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cebidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Cebus	Mesocapromys
Species	Cebus castaneus	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.