Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Red ginger

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Alpinia
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red ginger
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 ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).