Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Atelidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Lagothrix	Ochthoeca
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.