Ornate Titi vs sweet tanglehead

Plecturocebus ornatus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Ornate Titi is Vulnerable while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Titi	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pitheciidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Plecturocebus	Heteropogon
Species	Plecturocebus ornatus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Ornate Titi

VU — Vulnerable

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Titi	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia