Floating Bur-Reed vs Monk Saki

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Typhaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Sparganium	Pithecia
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Monk Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.