Macaco-de-cheiro vs cedro

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Cedrela odorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Macaco-de-cheiro cedro
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (primatas) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Cebidae Meliaceae
Genus Saimiri Cedrela
Species Saimiri vanzolinii Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

cedro

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Macaco-de-cheiro cedro
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cedro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

cedro

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