Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Thera cognata compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-coloured Carpet is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Geometridae	Aotidae
Genus	Thera	Aotus
Species	Thera cognata	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.