Boxthorn vs Miller's Saki

Lycium shawii compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Boxthorn is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Solanaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lycium	Pithecia
Species	Lycium shawii	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Miller's Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.