Macaco-de-cheiro vs sacred basil

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Least Concern while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cebidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Ocimum
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.