Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Great Kiskadee

Aotus lemurinus compared with Pitangus sulphuratus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Great Kiskadee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Great Kiskadee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Aotus	Pitangus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Pitangus sulphuratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Great Kiskadee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Great Kiskadee
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.

Great Kiskadee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela