Rata de Campo vs Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Callicebus coimbrai

Key Differences

  • Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Rata de Campo Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Primates (Primates)
Family Cricetidae Pitheciidae
Genus Dicrostonyx Callicebus
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Callicebus coimbrai

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Coimbra-Filho’s Titi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Rata de Campo Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

The Coimbra-Filho's Titi (Callicebus coimbrai), also known as Coimbra-Filho's Titi Monkey, is a small New World monkey in the family Pitheciidae, named in honour of the Brazilian primatologist Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho. This titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, with its range restricted to the states of Sergipe and southern Alagoas—one of the most critically fragmented and threatened biomes on Earth. Adults are small, with reddish-brown fur on the flanks and upperparts, pale grey on the underparts, and an orange-red forehead band. Like all titi monkeys, Callicebus coimbrai is highly social, living in monogamous family groups of 2–5 individuals that engage in elaborate dawn duets and tail-twining behaviour as expressions of pair bonding. The species inhabits Atlantic Forest fragments, including lowland and highland forest patches, riverine gallery forest, and secondary growth, where it subsists on fruits, seeds, leaves, and occasional invertebrates. The Coimbra-Filho's Titi is classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to its severely fragmented range within one of the world's most deforested biomes, with less than 12% of original Atlantic Forest remaining, ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, and small, isolated population sizes highly vulnerable to stochastic extinction events.

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