Button Snakeroot vs Equatorial Saki

Liatris pycnostachya compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Button Snakeroot is Not Evaluated while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Snakeroot	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Liatris	Pithecia
Species	Liatris pycnostachya	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Button Snakeroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Snakeroot	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Snakeroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Button Snakeroot

The Button Snakeroot (Liatris pycnostachya) is a species in the genus Liatris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.