Macaco-de-cheiro vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Saimiri ustus compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cebidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saimiri	Phyllostomus
Species	Saimiri ustus	Phyllostomus elongatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaco-de-cheiro and Lesser Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.