Raposa-do-campo vs Macaco-de-cheiro

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Macaco-de-cheiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Cebidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Saimiri
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Macaco-de-cheiro share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.