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Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix flavicauda

Red List assessment

Critically Endangeredon the IUCN Red List

  1. EXExtinct
  2. EWExtinct in the Wild
  3. CRCritically Endangered
  4. ENEndangered
  5. VUVulnerable
  6. NTNear Threatened
  7. LCLeast Concern
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The IUCN Red List assesses the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey as Critically Endangered.

Genus
Lagothrix
Red List category
Critically Endangered
Data updated
August 9, 2026

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Questions about the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Is the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey endangered?

Yes. The IUCN Red List assesses the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey as Critically Endangered, one of the three threatened categories. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. This is the last category before extinction, and it is reached through a very small or steeply declining population, a tiny range, or both.

What is the scientific name of the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey?

The Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Lagothrix flavicauda.

Other species in the genus Lagothrix

Sources

Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Lagothrix flavicauda. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .

The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2019. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)