Black-headed Night Monkey vs Marsh Valerian

Aotus nigriceps compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aotidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Valeriana
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.