Black-headed Night Monkey vs dwarf lake iris

Aotus nigriceps compared with Iris lacustris

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while dwarf lake iris is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	dwarf lake iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aotidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aotus	Iris
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Iris lacustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and dwarf lake iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

dwarf lake iris

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	dwarf lake iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf lake iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.