Forest Num-num vs Monk Saki

Carissa bispinosa compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Carissa	Pithecia
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Monk Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.