Fernleaf Licorice-root vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Ligusticum filicinum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Fernleaf Licorice-root is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apiaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Aotus
Species	Ligusticum filicinum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Fernleaf Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernleaf Licorice-root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.