Burnished Saki vs

Pithecia inusta compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burnished Saki
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Primates (Primates) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Pitheciidae Niaceae
Genus Pithecia Flagelloscypha
Species Pithecia inusta Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burnished Saki
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

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