Macaco-de-cheiro vs joão-pintado

Saimiri cassiquiarensis compared with Cranioleuca gutturata

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened while joão-pintado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	joão-pintado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cebidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Saimiri	Cranioleuca
Species	Saimiri cassiquiarensis	Cranioleuca gutturata

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaco-de-cheiro and joão-pintado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

joão-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	joão-pintado
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

joão-pintado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador