Curled Thistle vs Equatorial Saki

Carduus crispus compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	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	Carduus	Pithecia
Species	Carduus crispus	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.