Burnished Saki vs Hover fly

Pithecia inusta compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnished Saki	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pitheciidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Pithecia	Cheilosia
Species	Pithecia inusta	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Burnished Saki and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnished Saki	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.