Aracá Uakari vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cacajao ayresi compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cacajao	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.