Equatorial Saki vs Light Red Meranti

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Equatorial Saki is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Saki	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Shorea
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Saki	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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