Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs sharp-leaved pondweed

Cebus castaneus compared with Potamogeton acutifolius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while sharp-leaved pondweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	sharp-leaved pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cebidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Cebus	Potamogeton
Species	Cebus castaneus	Potamogeton acutifolius

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved pondweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	sharp-leaved pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-leaved pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.