Aracá Uakari vs Meal Moth

Cacajao ayresi compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Cacajao	Pyralis
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.