Ornate Titi vs Variable flatsedge

Plecturocebus ornatus compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Ornate Titi is Vulnerable while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Titi	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pitheciidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Cyperus
Species	Plecturocebus ornatus	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Ornate Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Titi	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia