Tongo vs Cercopiteco de Lowe

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• Tongo is Critically Endangered while Cercopiteco de Lowe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tongo	Cercopiteco de Lowe
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	Pitheciidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Plecturocebus	Cercopithecus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Cercopithecus lowei

Evolutionary Relationship

Tongo and Cercopiteco de Lowe share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Tongo

CR — Critically Endangered

Cercopiteco de Lowe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tongo	Cercopiteco de Lowe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tongo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cercopiteco de Lowe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tongo

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the