Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs parrot's-flower

Cebus castaneus compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Weeper Capuchin parrot's-flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (Primates) Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family Cebidae Heliconiaceae
Genus Cebus Heliconia
Species Cebus castaneus Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Weeper Capuchin parrot's-flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

parrot's-flower

No description available.

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