The yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. It is a rare primate species found only in the Peruvian Andes, in the departments of Amazonas and San Martin, as well as bordering areas of La Libertad, Huanuco and Loreto. Traditionally placed in Lagothrix with the rest of the woolly monkeys, this species was moved to the monotypic genus Oreonax in 2001, though a more recent and comprehensive review suggests this was incorrect.
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