Equatorial Saki vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Equatorial Saki is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Saki	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Urocystis
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Saki	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

False Oat-Grass Smut