Common dung beetle vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Aphodius fimetarius compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Common dung beetle is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common dung beetle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Scarabaeidae	Aotidae
Genus	Aphodius	Aotus
Species	Aphodius fimetarius	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common dung beetle and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common dung beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common dung beetle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common dung beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Common dung beetle

Common dung beetle (Aphodius fimetarius) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.