Chinaroot vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Smilax china compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Smilax	Aotus
Species	Smilax china	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinaroot

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