Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Red Balau

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Atelidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Shorea
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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