Bicó vs Arraia

Cacajao ayresi compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Bicó is Least Concern while Arraia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicó	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (primatas)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pitheciidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Cacajao	Hypanus
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bicó and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bicó

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicó	Arraia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicó

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bicó

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.