Aracá Uakari vs Death Cap

Cacajao ayresi compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pitheciidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cacajao	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.