Black-headed Night Monkey vs Silky Piggyback

Aotus nigriceps compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aotus	Asterophora
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.