Babassu Palm vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Attalea speciosa compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Babassu Palm is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babassu Palm	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Arecaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Attalea	Aotus
Species	Attalea speciosa	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Babassu Palm

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babassu Palm	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babassu Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.

Babassu Palm

The Babassu Palm (Attalea speciosa) is a species in the genus Attalea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.