Macaco-de-cheiro vs River False Buttonweed

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Macaco-de-cheiro River 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 tenuior

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Macaco-de-cheiro River False Buttonweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.

River False Buttonweed

No description available.

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