Macaco-de-cheiro vs calamís

Saimiri ustus compared with Acorus calamus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened while calamís is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	calamís
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Cebidae	Acoraceae
Genus	Saimiri	Acorus
Species	Saimiri ustus	Acorus calamus

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

calamís

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	calamís
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

calamís

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Macaco-de-cheiro

The Bare-eared squirrel monkey (Saimiri ustus) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

calamís

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.