Black-headed Night Monkey vs desert kangaroo rat

Aotus nigriceps compared with Dipodomys deserti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	desert kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aotidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Aotus	Dipodomys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Dipodomys deserti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

desert kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert kangaroo rat

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.