Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs limestone fern

Cebus castaneus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cebidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cebus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Cebus castaneus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.