Black-headed Night Monkey vs Midge

Aotus nigriceps compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Aotus	Dasineura
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.