Caquetá-Springaffe vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Key Differences

• Caquetá-Springaffe is Critically Endangered while Pacific white-sided dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá-Springaffe	Pacific white-sided dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pitheciidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Plecturocebus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Caquetá-Springaffe and Pacific white-sided dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Caquetá-Springaffe

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific white-sided dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá-Springaffe	Pacific white-sided dolphin
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.

Pacific white-sided dolphin

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