Azara's night monkey vs Shade Moonwort

Aotus azarae compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Azara's night monkey is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azara's night monkey	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aotidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aotus	Botrychium
Species	Aotus azarae	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Azara's night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azara's night monkey	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

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.