Black-headed Night Monkey vs Houghton'S Cyperus

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cyperus houghtonii

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Houghton'S Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Houghton'S Cyperus
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 houghtonii

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Houghton'S Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Houghton'S Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Houghton'S Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Poland, and 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.