Black-headed Night Monkey vs Sessile Earthstar

Aotus nigriceps compared with Geastrum fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Sessile Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Aotidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Aotus	Geastrum
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Geastrum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Sessile Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Sessile Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sessile Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.