Burnished Saki vs Elastic Saddle

Pithecia inusta compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnished Saki	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Helvella
Species	Pithecia inusta	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnished Saki	Elastic Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Burnished Saki

The Burnished Saki (Pithecia inusta) 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.