Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Wood Dwarf

Cebus castaneus compared with Elachista obliquella

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Wood Dwarf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Wood Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cebidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Cebus	Elachista
Species	Cebus castaneus	Elachista obliquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Wood Dwarf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Wood Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.