Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Yellow ginger

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Hedychium
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).