Black-headed Night Monkey vs purging croton

Aotus nigriceps compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aotidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Croton
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purging croton

Habitat

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

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.