Black-headed Night Monkey vs Diana monkey

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cercopithecus diana

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Diana monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Diana monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Cercopithecus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Cercopithecus diana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Diana monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Diana monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Diana monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diana monkey

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.