Macaco-de-cheiro vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Least Concern while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cebidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Spermacoce
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Macaco-de-cheiro

The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.