Aracá Uakari vs Deptford Pink

Cacajao ayresi compared with Dianthus armeria

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Deptford Pink is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Deptford Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Cacajao	Dianthus
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Dianthus armeria

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Deptford Pink

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Deptford Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deptford Pink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia). Currently classified as Critically 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.