Black-headed Night Monkey vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Aotus nigriceps compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Aotus	Lepilemur
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

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.