Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Quinine tree

Cebus castaneus compared with Cinchona pubescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Quinine tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Quinine tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cebidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Cebus	Cinchona
Species	Cebus castaneus	Cinchona pubescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Quinine tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Quinine tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinine tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (Jamaica, United States), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.