Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Green-backed Trogon

Aotus lemurinus compared with Trogon viridis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Green-backed Trogon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Green-backed Trogon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family	Aotidae	Trogonidae
Genus	Aotus	Trogon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Trogon viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Green-backed Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Green-backed Trogon
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.

Green-backed Trogon

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