Aracá Uakari vs Brazilian agouti

Cacajao ayresi compared with Dasyprocta leporina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Brazilian agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pitheciidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Cacajao	Dasyprocta
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Dasyprocta leporina

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Brazilian agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Brazilian agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.