Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs streamside peat moss

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Sphagnum riparium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	streamside 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 riparium

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

streamside peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	streamside 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.

streamside peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.