Cortez round stingray vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Urobatis maculatus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Cortez round stingray is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cortez round stingray	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Aotidae
Genus	Urobatis	Aotus
Species	Urobatis maculatus	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cortez round stingray and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cortez round stingray

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cortez round stingray	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cortez round stingray

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.