Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Superb Maya

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Miconia superba

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Superb Maya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Atelidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Miconia
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Superb Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.