Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Cedro Rojo

Cebus castaneus compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Cedro Rojo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Weeper Capuchin Cedro Rojo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Cebidae Meliaceae
Genus Cebus Cedrela
Species Cebus castaneus Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Cedro Rojo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Weeper Capuchin Cedro Rojo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cedro Rojo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cedro Rojo

No description available.

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