Cazuza's Saki vs Pencil flower

Pithecia cazuzai compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Cazuza's Saki is Data Deficient while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cazuza's Saki Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Pitheciidae Fabaceae
Genus Pithecia Stylosanthes
Species Pithecia cazuzai Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Cazuza's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cazuza's Saki Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cazuza's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cazuza's Saki

The Cazuza's Saki (Pithecia cazuzai) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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