Black-headed Night Monkey vs desert cottontail

Aotus nigriceps compared with Sylvilagus audubonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	desert cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Aotidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Aotus	Sylvilagus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Sylvilagus audubonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and desert cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

desert cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.