Gray's Bald-faced Saki vs St. James' shell

Pithecia irrorata compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray's Bald-faced Saki	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pectinidae
Genus	Pithecia	Pecten
Species	Pithecia irrorata	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray's Bald-faced Saki and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray's Bald-faced Saki	St. James' shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.