Macaco-de-cheiro vs Yellow Nut Truffle

Saimiri cassiquiarensis compared with Hymenogaster luteus

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened while Yellow Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Yellow Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cebidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Saimiri	Hymenogaster
Species	Saimiri cassiquiarensis	Hymenogaster luteus

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Yellow Nut Truffle
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.

Yellow Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.