Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Scaly Tooth

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Atelidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Sarcodon
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.