fringed peat moss vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Sphagnum fimbriatum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• fringed peat moss is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fringed peat moss	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Sphagnum	Aotus
Species	Sphagnum fimbriatum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

fringed peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fringed peat moss	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fringed peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.