Fodder Vetch vs Masked Tita

Vicia villosa compared with Callicebus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fodder Vetch	Masked Tita
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Vicia	Callicebus
Species	Vicia villosa	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fodder Vetch	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.