Black-headed Night Monkey vs Chinaroot

Aotus nigriceps compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aotidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Aotus	Smilax
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.