Aracá Uakari vs

Cacajao ayresi compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Aracá Uakari
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Primates (Primates) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Pitheciidae Niaceae
Genus Cacajao Flagelloscypha
Species Cacajao ayresi Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Aracá Uakari
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

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