Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Atelidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Lagothrix	Dorocordulia
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.