Black-headed Night Monkey vs Equatorial Saki

Aotus nigriceps compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Equatorial Saki
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	Pitheciidae
Genus	Aotus	Pithecia
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Pithecia aequatorialis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.