Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs small red peat moss

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Atelidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Sphagnum
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	small red peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small red peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.