Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Spiny restharrow

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Ononis spinosa

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Spiny restharrow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Spiny restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Ononis
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Ononis spinosa

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Spiny restharrow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

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