Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Sacatrapo

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Atelidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Caperonia
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).