Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Gray-headed Kite

Aotus lemurinus compared with Leptodon cayanensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Gray-headed Kite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray-headed Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Aotidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aotus	Leptodon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Leptodon cayanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Gray-headed Kite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Kite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray-headed Kite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Gray-headed Kite

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela