blue monkey vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• blue monkey is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue monkey	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Aotidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Aotus
Species	Cercopithecus mitis	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

blue monkey and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

blue monkey

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue monkey	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 monkey

The Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a species in the genus Cercopithecus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.