Macaco-de-cheiro vs amor-do-campo

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Endangered while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	amor-do-campo
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 axillare

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

EN — Endangered

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.