Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hairy Panic Grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Panicum effusum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hairy Panic Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hairy Panic Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Panicum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Panicum effusum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Panic Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hairy Panic Grass
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.

Hairy Panic Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.