Blue Cycad vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Zamiaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Encephalartos	Aotus
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.