Chichilo vs Uvita

Callimico goeldii compared with Syzygium cumini

Key Differences

• Chichilo is Vulnerable while Uvita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chichilo	Uvita
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Callimico	Syzygium
Species	Callimico goeldii	Syzygium cumini

Conservation Status

Chichilo

VU — Vulnerable

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chichilo	Uvita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chichilo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Uvita

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia