vs Equatorial Saki

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chordariaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Pithecia
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.