Black-headed Night Monkey vs drill

Aotus nigriceps compared with Mandrillus leucophaeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	drill
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	Mandrillus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Mandrillus leucophaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

drill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

drill

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.