Black Bearded Saki vs Brown Violetear

Chiropotes satanas compared with Colibri delphinae

Key Differences

• Black Bearded Saki is Endangered while Brown Violetear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bearded Saki	Brown Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pitheciidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Chiropotes	Colibri
Species	Chiropotes satanas	Colibri delphinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bearded Saki and Brown Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black Bearded Saki

EN — Endangered

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bearded Saki	Brown Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bearded Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black Bearded Saki

The Black Bearded Saki (Chiropotes satanas) is a species in the genus Chiropotes. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Violetear

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.