Black-headed Night Monkey vs niruri

Aotus nigriceps compared with Phyllanthus niruri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	niruri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Aotus	Phyllanthus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Phyllanthus niruri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and niruri share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

niruri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

niruri

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (China, Qatar), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.