Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Onion Earthball

Cebus castaneus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cebidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Cebus	Scleroderma
Species	Cebus castaneus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.