Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Guira Tanager

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hemithraupis guira

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Guira Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Guira Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Aotus	Hemithraupis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hemithraupis guira

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Guira Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Guira Tanager
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.

Guira Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Guira Tanager

Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) 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