Black-headed Night Monkey vs lion-tailed macaque

Aotus nigriceps compared with Macaca silenus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while lion-tailed macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	lion-tailed macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Macaca
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Macaca silenus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and lion-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

lion-tailed macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	lion-tailed macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lion-tailed macaque

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.