Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey vs Rau-Fuchsschwanz

Lagothrix flavicauda compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey	Rau-Fuchsschwanz
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Atelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lagothrix	Amaranthus
Species	Lagothrix flavicauda	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rau-Fuchsschwanz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rau-Fuchsschwanz

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).