Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Mexican Violetear

Cebus castaneus compared with Colibri thalassinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Mexican Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cebidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cebus	Colibri
Species	Cebus castaneus	Colibri thalassinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Mexican Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Mexican Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Mexican Violetear

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.