Black-headed Night Monkey vs Rye Ergot

Aotus nigriceps compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Aotidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Aotus	Claviceps
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.