Argus pheasant-tree vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Dracontomelon dao compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Argus pheasant-tree is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argus pheasant-tree	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Dracontomelon	Aotus
Species	Dracontomelon dao	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Argus pheasant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argus pheasant-tree	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argus pheasant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Argus pheasant-tree

The Argus pheasant-tree, Dracontomelon dao, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.