Azara's night monkey vs Balloon vine

Aotus azarae compared with Cardiospermum halicacabum

Key Differences

  • Azara's night monkey is Least Concern while Balloon vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's night monkey Balloon vine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Aotidae Sapindaceae
Genus Aotus Cardiospermum
Species Aotus azarae Cardiospermum halicacabum

Conservation Status

Azara's night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's night monkey Balloon vine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Azara's night monkey

The Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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