Black-headed Night Monkey vs lesser grison

Aotus nigriceps compared with Galictis cuja

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	lesser grison
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aotidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Aotus	Galictis
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Galictis cuja

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

lesser grison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	lesser grison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser grison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.