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Araçá Uacari

Cacajao ayresi Boubli, Silva, Amado, Hrbek, Pontual & Farias, 2008

Status not recordedprimates

The araçá uacari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the family Pitheciidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the araçá uacari

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the araçá uacari live?

Not recorded

Is the araçá uacari endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the araçá uacari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyPitheciidae
  6. genusCacajao
  7. SpeciesCacajao ayresi Boubli, Silva, Amado, Hrbek, Pontual & Farias, 2008

Synonyms Cacajao melanocephalus ayresi

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Aracá uakariEnglish
  • Ayres black uakariEnglish
  • Ayres' black UacariEnglish
  • واكاري أراكاArabic
  • Aracá-UakariGerman
  • Cacajao ayresiItalian
  • uakari dżunglowyPolish
  • BicóPortuguese
  • UacariPortuguese
  • Uacari-acaráPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the araçá uacari

Other species in the same genus Cacajao.

Uakari

Cacajao hosomi

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Red Uacari

Cacajao rubicundus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the araçá uacari?

The araçá uacari (Cacajao ayresi) belongs to the family Pitheciidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Araçá Uacari (Cacajao ayresi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ara-uacari

MLA

“Araçá Uacari (Cacajao ayresi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ara-uacari.

BibTeX
@misc{ara_uacari_2026,
  title = {Araçá Uacari (Cacajao ayresi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ara-uacari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}