brown woolly monkey vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• brown woolly monkey is Vulnerable while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown woolly monkey	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Primates (Primaten)	Primates (Primaten)
Family same	Atelidae	Atelidae
Genus same	Lagothrix	Lagothrix
Species	Lagothrix lagothricha	Lagothrix flavicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

brown woolly monkey and Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lagothrix.

Conservation Status

brown woolly monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown woolly monkey	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown woolly monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown woolly monkey

The Brown Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) is a species in the genus Lagothrix. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.