Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs red-shanked douc

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lagothrix	Pygathrix
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	red-shanked douc
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-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.