Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyAtelidae (Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys)
- GenusLagothrix (Woolly Monkeys)
- SpeciesLagothrix lagothricha (Common Woolly Monkey)
The common woolly monkey, brown woolly monkey, or Humboldt's woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela. It lives in groups of two to 70 individuals, usually splitting the group into smaller subgroups when active. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woolly Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 192 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Long-haired Spider Monkey
Ateles belzebuth
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri macrodon
Golden-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus tripartitus
White-tailed Titi
Plecturocebus discolor
Western Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaea
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
Cebus yuracus
Napo Saki
Pithecia napensis
Black-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus nigricollis
Noisy Night Monkey
Aotus vociferans
Lucifer Titi
Cheracebus lucifer
Miller's Saki
Pithecia milleri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Woolly Monkey in Yasuní National Park?
About 57% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woolly Monkey sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 192 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Woolly Monkey in Yasuní National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Woolly Monkey in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.