Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs mescal agave

Cebus castaneus compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cebidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Cebus	Agave
Species	Cebus castaneus	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	mescal agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mescal agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.