Macaco-de-cheiro vs Scaly Tooth

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cebidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Saimiri	Sarcodon
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.