Black-headed Night Monkey vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Aotus nigriceps compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Aotidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Aotus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.