Yellow-tailed woolly monkey

Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Lagothrix
Species:
L. flavicauda
Binomial name
Lagothrix flavicauda
(Humboldt, 1812)
Synonyms
  • Oreonax flavicauda Thomas, 1927
  • Lagothrix hendeei

The yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) is a species of New World monkey endemic to Peru. This rare primate is found only in the Peruvian Andes, primarily within the departments of Amazonas and San Martín, as well as in adjacent areas of La Libertad, Huánuco, and Loreto.