Aracá Uakari vs Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Cacajao ayresi compared with Scytalopus panamensis

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Tacarcuna Tapaculo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pitheciidae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus	Cacajao	Scytalopus
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Scytalopus panamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Tacarcuna Tapaculo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.