Aracá Uakari vs Mediterranean flour moth

Cacajao ayresi compared with Ephestia kuehniella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Mediterranean flour 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	Ephestia
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Ephestia kuehniella

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Mediterranean flour moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean flour moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Mediterranean flour moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean flour moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (31 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.