Black-headed Night Monkey vs Desmarest's hutia

Aotus nigriceps compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Desmarest's hutia
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	Capromyidae
Genus	Aotus	Capromys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Capromys pilorides

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Desmarest's hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Desmarest's hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desmarest's hutia

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.