Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Rooting Brownie

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Atelidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Hypholoma
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.