Tongo vs Gato de Agua

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Tongo is Critically Endangered while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tongo	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pitheciidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Plecturocebus	Lontra
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Tongo and Gato de Agua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Tongo

CR — Critically Endangered

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tongo	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia