Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Least Puffball

Cebus castaneus compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cebidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cebus	Bovista
Species	Cebus castaneus	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.