Emerald-bellied Puffleg vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Eriocnemis aline compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Emerald-bellied Puffleg is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	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	Eriocnemis	Aotus
Species	Eriocnemis aline	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador