Black-headed Night Monkey vs Wheat smut

Aotus nigriceps compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Aotidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Tilletia
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.