Black-headed Night Monkey vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Aotus nigriceps compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
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	Heteromys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
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 Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.