Adder’S-Mouth vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Malaxis bayardii compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Orchidaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Malaxis	Aotus
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.