Aracá Uakari vs Mountain Ricegrass

Cacajao ayresi compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pitheciidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cacajao	Piptatheropsis
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.