Macaco-de-cheiro vs silverleaf desmodium

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Desmodium
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.