Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Aotidae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Aotus
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador