Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin vs Tickclover

Cebus aequatorialis compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin is Critically Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cebus	Desmodium
Species	Cebus aequatorialis	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

CR — Critically Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).