Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Cyperus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red-Root Flat Sedge
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-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.