arrowroot vs Masked Tita

Thalia geniculata compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salpidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Thalia	Callicebus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Masked Tita share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.