Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Equatorial Saki

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Manihot	Pithecia
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.