Fleecy Shield vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Pluteus hispidulus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleecy Shield	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Pluteus	Aotus
Species	Pluteus hispidulus	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Fleecy Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleecy Shield	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleecy Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.