araruta vs Equatorial Saki

Maranta arundinacea compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• araruta is Not Evaluated while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araruta	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Marantaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Maranta	Pithecia
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

araruta

NE — Not Evaluated

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araruta	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araruta

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

araruta

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.