Black-headed Night Monkey vs Waxy Crust

Aotus nigriceps compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Aotidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Vuilleminia
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Waxy Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.