Equatorial Saki vs Violet checkered beetle

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Saki	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pitheciidae	Cleridae
Genus	Pithecia	Necrobia
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Equatorial Saki and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Saki	Violet checkered beetle
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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).