Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Spreading amaranth

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Amaranthus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.