Bufty Saki vs Cattail Grass

Pithecia albicans compared with Setaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bufty Saki	Cattail Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pitheciidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pithecia	Setaria
Species	Pithecia albicans	Setaria pumila

Conservation Status

Bufty Saki

LC — Least Concern

Cattail Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bufty Saki	Cattail Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bufty Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cattail Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Bufty Saki

The Bufty Saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cattail Grass

The Cattail Grass (Setaria pumila) is a species in the genus Setaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and