Dowdy Plume vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pterophoridae	Aotidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Aotus
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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:

🇪🇨 Ecuador