Macaco-de-cheiro vs toothcup

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cebidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Saimiri	Ammannia
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.