Oreonax flavicauda (Humboldt, 1812)
Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey, Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Simia flavicauda Humboldt, 1812; Lagothrix flavicauda (Humboldt, 1812); Oreonax hendeei Thomas, 1927
Conservation Status
Last record: 1812? (as O. flavicauda) (Humboldt, 1812); 1926? (as O. hendeei) (Thomas, 1927)
Rediscovered in 1974
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Peru
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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