Black-headed Night Monkey vs Marbled False Truffle

Aotus nigriceps compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Aotidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Aotus	Elaphomyces
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.