Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Erythemis peruviana compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Libellulidae	Aotidae
Genus	Erythemis	Aotus
Species	Erythemis peruviana	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame-tailed Pondhawk and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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