Aracá Uakari vs Northern Emerald

Cacajao ayresi compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pitheciidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Cacajao	Somatochlora
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.