Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Red-tailed Monkey

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Red-tailed Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-tailed Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.