Duckweed vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Lemna trisulca compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Near Threatened while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	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	Araceae	Aotidae
Genus	Lemna	Aotus
Species	Lemna trisulca	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.