Macaco-prego vs guarucaia

Sapajus nigritus compared with Senegalia polyphylla

Key Differences

• Macaco-prego is Near Threatened while guarucaia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-prego	guarucaia
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	Senegalia
Species	Sapajus nigritus	Senegalia polyphylla

Conservation Status

Macaco-prego

NT — Near Threatened

guarucaia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-prego	guarucaia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-prego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

guarucaia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.