Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs toque macaque

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Macaca sinica

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while toque macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	toque macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lagothrix	Macaca
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Macaca sinica

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and toque macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

toque macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toque macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.