Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Colias caucasica compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Balkan Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Aotidae
Genus	Colias	Aotus
Species	Colias caucasica	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Balkan Clouded Yellow

The Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.