Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Great Pignut Rust

Aotus lemurinus compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Puccinia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Great Pignut Rust
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.