Aracá Uakari vs Scuttle fly

Cacajao ayresi compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pitheciidae	Phoridae
Genus	Cacajao	Megaselia
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.