Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Snowy Waxcap

Cebus castaneus compared with Cuphophyllus virgineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Snowy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cebidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cebus	Cuphophyllus
Species	Cebus castaneus	Cuphophyllus virgineus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Snowy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Snowy Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snowy Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.