Aracá Uakari vs Speer’s Collared Frog

Cacajao ayresi compared with Mannophryne speeri

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Speer’s Collared Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pitheciidae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Cacajao	Mannophryne
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Mannophryne speeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Speer’s Collared Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Speer’s Collared Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speer’s Collared Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically 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.