Caquetá-Springaffe vs Tattersall’s-Sifaka

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá-Springaffe	Tattersall’s-Sifaka
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Primates (Primaten)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Pitheciidae	Indriidae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Propithecus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Propithecus tattersalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Caquetá-Springaffe and Tattersall’s-Sifaka share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primaten)

Conservation Status

Caquetá-Springaffe

CR — Critically Endangered

Tattersall’s-Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá-Springaffe	Tattersall’s-Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caquetá-Springaffe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Tattersall’s-Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caquetá-Springaffe

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the