Fingered Candlesnuff vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Xylaria digitata compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fingered Candlesnuff	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Xylariaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Xylaria	Aotus
Species	Xylaria digitata	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.