Macaco-de-cheiro vs Guinea pig

Saimiri ustus compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Guinea pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cebidae	Caviidae
Genus	Saimiri	Cavia
Species	Saimiri ustus	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaco-de-cheiro and Guinea pig share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.