Black-headed Night Monkey vs Tome's spiny rat

Aotus nigriceps compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aotidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Aotus	Proechimys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.