Dusky Starfrontlet vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Coeligena orina compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Starfrontlet	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Trochilidae	Aotidae
Genus	Coeligena	Aotus
Species	Coeligena orina	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Starfrontlet and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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