Cassumunar Ginger vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Zingiber purpureum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Cassumunar Ginger is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cassumunar Ginger	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Zingiber	Aotus
Species	Zingiber purpureum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Cassumunar Ginger

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cassumunar Ginger	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cassumunar Ginger

Habitat

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

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.

Cassumunar Ginger

The Cassumunar Ginger (Zingiber purpureum) is a species in the genus Zingiber. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.