Aracá Uakari vs Mosquito Basil

Cacajao ayresi compared with Ocimum campechianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Mosquito Basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cacajao	Ocimum
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Ocimum campechianum

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Mosquito Basil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Mosquito Basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mosquito Basil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.