Woolly monkey
Lagotricha lagotrix / Woolly monkey
- Habitat
- Tropical rainforest and humid montane forests
- Continent
- South America
- Food
- Fruit, leaves, seeds, flowers and small animals
- Gestation/breeding period
- 207 - 211 days
- Mode of life
- Large social groups
- Class
- Mammals
- Order
- Primates
Key facts
~ 65 cm
size
~ 10 kg
weight
~ 30 years
age
How endangered are Woolly monkeys?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
- Least concern
- Near threatened
-
Vulnerable Vulnerable - Endangered
- Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
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Dresden Zoo is the only place in Germany where you can see woolly monkeys.
Woolly monkey on the zoo tour
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