Azara's night monkey vs Pencil flower

Aotus azarae compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's night monkey Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Aotidae Fabaceae
Genus Aotus Stylosanthes
Species Aotus azarae Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Azara's night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's night monkey Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 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.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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