Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs

Cebus castaneus compared with Lentinus substrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Primates (Primates) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Cebidae Polyporaceae
Genus Cebus Lentinus
Species Cebus castaneus Lentinus substrictus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.

Lentinus substrictus is a tough, leathery mushroom with a funnel-shaped to flat cap bearing decurrent gills, found on dead and decaying wood of tropical and subtropical trees. It causes white rot and contributes to wood decomposition in warm, humid forest ecosystems. This species is of interest for its ligninolytic enzyme production, which has applications in bioremediation research.

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