Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs grey shoulder-knot

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lithophane ornitopus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while grey shoulder-knot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	grey shoulder-knot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Aotus	Lithophane
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lithophane ornitopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and grey shoulder-knot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

grey shoulder-knot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	grey shoulder-knot
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.

grey shoulder-knot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.