Black-headed Night Monkey vs False Flatsedge

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cyperus strigosus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while False Flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	False Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Cyperus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Cyperus strigosus

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

False Flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.