Macaco-de-cheiro vs False Death-Cap

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cebidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Saimiri	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Macaco-de-cheiro

The Black Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.