Forest Num-num vs Peruvian night monkey

Carissa bispinosa compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Carissa	Aotus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Peruvian night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.