Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Wire-crested Thorntail

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Discosura popelairii

Key Differences

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered while Wire-crested Thorntail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Wire-crested Thorntail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Atelidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Lagothrix	Discosura
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Discosura popelairii

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey and Wire-crested Thorntail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Wire-crested Thorntail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Wire-crested Thorntail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire-crested Thorntail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.