Ornate Titi vs Thyme Plume

Plecturocebus ornatus compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Ornate Titi is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Titi	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Merrifieldia
Species	Plecturocebus ornatus	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Titi and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Titi	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.