Macaco-prego vs silverleaf desmodium

Sapajus nigritus compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Macaco-prego is Near Threatened while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-prego	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sapajus	Desmodium
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Macaco-prego

NT — Near Threatened

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-prego	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-prego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.