Katung Fa vs Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Cebus aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Katung Fa is Least Concern while Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Alstonia	Cebus
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Cebus aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.