Coyote gourd vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Cucurbita cordata compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Aotus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.