Black-headed Night Monkey vs Cut-Leaf Mallow

Aotus nigriceps compared with Malva alcea

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Cut-Leaf Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aotidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aotus	Malva
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Malva alcea

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Cut-Leaf Mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 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.