Burnished Saki vs Cassie

Pithecia inusta compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burnished Saki Cassie
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Pitheciidae Fabaceae
Genus Pithecia Senna
Species Pithecia inusta Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Burnished Saki

LC — Least Concern

Cassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burnished Saki Cassie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnished Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Burnished Saki

The Burnished Saki (Pithecia inusta) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cassie

No description available.

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