Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs rough agave

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Agave asperrima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	rough agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Atelidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Agave
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Agave asperrima

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

rough agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	rough agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough agave

Habitat

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