Crescent Map Lichen vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Aotus
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia