Burnished Saki vs Redroot amaranth

Pithecia inusta compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Burnished Saki is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnished Saki	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Amaranthus
Species	Pithecia inusta	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnished Saki	Redroot amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.