Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Spurge Rust

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Melampsora euphorbiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Spurge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Atelidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Melampsora
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Melampsora euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurge Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).