Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Squirrel Corn

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Atelidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Dicentra
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.