Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Red-Disked Alpine

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Atelidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lagothrix	Erebia
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red-Disked Alpine
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-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.