Aracá Uakari vs lime prickly-ash

Cacajao ayresi compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

  • Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Aracá Uakari lime prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Pitheciidae Rutaceae
Genus Cacajao Zanthoxylum
Species Cacajao ayresi Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Aracá Uakari lime prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lime prickly-ash

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as 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.

lime prickly-ash

No description available.

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