Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs red-shanked douc

Cebus castaneus compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cebidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cebus	Pygathrix
Species	Cebus castaneus	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.