Cuatro Ojos vs Chichico Amarillo

Aotus nigriceps compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Cuatro Ojos is Least Concern while Chichico Amarillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuatro Ojos	Chichico Amarillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Aotus	Leontocebus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Leontocebus tripartitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuatro Ojos and Chichico Amarillo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Cuatro Ojos

LC — Least Concern

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuatro Ojos	Chichico Amarillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuatro Ojos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cuatro Ojos

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.