Ferny Azolla vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Azolla pinnata compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Azolla	Lagothrix
Species	Azolla pinnata	Lagothrix flavicauda

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.