Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Variable Chafer

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Atelidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Lagothrix	Gnorimus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.