Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Safflower

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lagothrix	Carthamus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Carthamus tinctorius

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).