Aracá Uakari vs Celebes crested macaque

Cacajao ayresi compared with Macaca nigra

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Celebes crested macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Primates (приматы)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Pitheciidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cacajao	Macaca
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Macaca nigra

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Celebes crested macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (приматы)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Celebes crested macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Celebes crested macaque

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. 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.

Celebes crested macaque

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.