Equatorial Saki vs Ferny Azolla

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Saki	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Azolla
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Saki	Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).