Macaco-prego vs bredo-macho

Sapajus nigritus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Macaco-prego is Near Threatened while bredo-macho is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-prego	bredo-macho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cebidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sapajus	Amaranthus
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Macaco-prego

NT — Near Threatened

bredo-macho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-prego	bredo-macho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-prego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bredo-macho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Macaco-prego

The Black Capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) is a species in the genus Sapajus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.