Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Toothwort

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Lathraea
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.