Black-headed Night Monkey vs Eurasian water shrew

Aotus nigriceps compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aotus	Neomys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.