Forest Ironplum vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Forest Ironplum is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Drypetes	Aotus
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

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.