Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Cebus castaneus compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Cebidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Cebus	Pleurothyrium
Species	Cebus castaneus	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered 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.