Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs

Cebus castaneus compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Cebidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Cebus	Nitzschia
Species	Cebus castaneus	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.