Tongo vs Mono Tocón

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Plecturocebus discolor

Key Differences

Tongo is Critically Endangered while Mono Tocón is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tongo	Mono Tocón
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 same	Pitheciidae	Pitheciidae
Genus same	Plecturocebus	Plecturocebus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Plecturocebus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Tongo and Mono Tocón share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plecturocebus.

Vista Genus: Plecturocebus

Conservation Status

Tongo

CR — Critically Endangered

Mono Tocón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tongo	Mono Tocón
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.

Mono Tocón

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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