Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Olinguito

Cebus castaneus compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cebidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cebus	Bassaricyon
Species	Cebus castaneus	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Olinguito share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.