Macaco-de-cheiro vs falso-algodoeiro

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while falso-algodoeiro is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	falso-algodoeiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cebidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Gomphocarpus
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

falso-algodoeiro

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	falso-algodoeiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

falso-algodoeiro

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

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.