Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Mealy Tooth

Cebus castaneus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cebidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cebus	Hydnellum
Species	Cebus castaneus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.