Macaco-de-cheiro vs Mexican vole

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cebidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Saimiri	Microtus
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaco-de-cheiro and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.