Fourspike heliotrope vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Euploca procumbens compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fourspike heliotrope	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Euploca	Aotus
Species	Euploca procumbens	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fourspike heliotrope	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.