Cazuza's Saki vs slender thistle

Pithecia cazuzai compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Cazuza's Saki is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cazuza's Saki	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pitheciidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pithecia	Carduus
Species	Pithecia cazuzai	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Cazuza's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cazuza's Saki	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cazuza's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.