Cape Spiny Mouse vs Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Acomys subspinosus compared with Callicebus coimbrai

Key Differences

  • Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape Spiny Mouse Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Rodentia (ネズミ目) Primates (サル目)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Pitheciidae
Genus Acomys Callicebus
Species Acomys subspinosus Callicebus coimbrai

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Spiny Mouse and Coimbra-Filho’s Titi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape Spiny Mouse Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Spiny Mouse

The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species in the genus Acomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

The Coimbra-Filho's Titi (Callicebus coimbrai), also known as Coimbra-Filho's Titi Monkey, is a small New World monkey in the family Pitheciidae, named in honour of the Brazilian primatologist Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho. This titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, with its range restricted to the states of Sergipe and southern Alagoas—one of the most critically fragmented and threatened biomes on Earth. Adults are small, with reddish-brown fur on the flanks and upperparts, pale grey on the underparts, and an orange-red forehead band. Like all titi monkeys, Callicebus coimbrai is highly social, living in monogamous family groups of 2–5 individuals that engage in elaborate dawn duets and tail-twining behaviour as expressions of pair bonding. The species inhabits Atlantic Forest fragments, including lowland and highland forest patches, riverine gallery forest, and secondary growth, where it subsists on fruits, seeds, leaves, and occasional invertebrates. The Coimbra-Filho's Titi is classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to its severely fragmented range within one of the world's most deforested biomes, with less than 12% of original Atlantic Forest remaining, ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, and small, isolated population sizes highly vulnerable to stochastic extinction events.

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