Brumback's Night Monkey vs Chinaroot

Aotus brumbacki compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Brumback's Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brumback's Night Monkey	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aotidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aotus	Dioscorea
Species	Aotus brumbacki	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Brumback's Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brumback's Night Monkey	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brumback's Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Brumback's Night Monkey

The Brumback's Night Monkey (Aotus brumbacki) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.