Black-headed Night Monkey vs Greater dodder

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-headed Night Monkey Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Aotidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Aotus Cuscuta
Species Aotus nigriceps Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-headed Night Monkey Greater dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Greater dodder

No description available.

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