Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs teasel sedge

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Cyperus echinatus

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while teasel sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	teasel sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Cyperus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Cyperus echinatus

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

teasel sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	teasel sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teasel sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden.