Black-headed Night Monkey vs Rusty Dot

Aotus nigriceps compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Crambidae
Genus	Aotus	Udea
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.