Equatorial Saki vs Mountain Aster

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Equatorial Saki is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Saki	Mountain Aster
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	Oclemena
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Saki	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.