Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs stump-tailed macaque

Cebus castaneus compared with Macaca arctoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	stump-tailed macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Cebus castaneus	Macaca arctoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and stump-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	stump-tailed macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.