Black-headed Night Monkey vs Salento Iris

Aotus nigriceps compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aotidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aotus	Iris
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.