Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Miller's Saki

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Miller's 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 milleri

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Miller's 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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.