Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Scuttle fly

Cebus castaneus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cebidae	Phoridae
Genus	Cebus	Megaselia
Species	Cebus castaneus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

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.