Drifting Sword Plant vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Aponogeton natans compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Drifting Sword Plant is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drifting Sword Plant	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aponogetonaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Aponogeton	Aotus
Species	Aponogeton natans	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Drifting Sword Plant

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drifting Sword Plant	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drifting Sword Plant

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.