Aracá Uakari vs Cardboard Palm

Cacajao ayresi compared with Zamia furfuracea

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Cardboard Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Cardboard Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Cacajao	Zamia
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Zamia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Cardboard Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Cardboard Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cardboard Palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aracá Uakari

The Aracá Uakari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the genus Cacajao. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cardboard Palm

The Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.