Macaco-de-cheiro vs Arraia

Saimiri cassiquiarensis compared with Hypanus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (primatas)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cebidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Saimiri	Hypanus
Species	Saimiri cassiquiarensis	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaco-de-cheiro and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Arraia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.