Gut Weed vs Monk Saki

Ulva intestinalis compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ulvaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ulva	Pithecia
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Monk Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.