Black-headed Night Monkey vs cross-leaved heath

Aotus nigriceps compared with Erica tetralix

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while cross-leaved heath is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	cross-leaved heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aotidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aotus	Erica
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Erica tetralix

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

cross-leaved heath

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	cross-leaved heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cross-leaved heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.