Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Quito-orange

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Atelidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Solanum
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).