Aracá Uakari vs Greenish Puffleg

Cacajao ayresi compared with Haplophaedia aureliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Greenish Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pitheciidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cacajao	Haplophaedia
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Haplophaedia aureliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Greenish Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Greenish Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Greenish Puffleg

A small, greenish hummingbird of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, greenish pufflegs are named for the distinctive white fluffy leg puffs — feather tufts on the tarsi — shared by all members of the puffleg genus Haplophaedia. They inhabit forest edges and secondary growth at elevations of 800–2,100 meters, foraging for nectar at small flowering plants in the understory. Listed as Least Concern with relatively stable populations across their range.