Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Rusty Snaketail

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Atelidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Lagothrix	Ophiogomphus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.