Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Atelidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Pyrola
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.