Burnished Saki vs Elegant Polypore

Pithecia inusta compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnished Saki	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Cerioporus
Species	Pithecia inusta	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnished Saki	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.