Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Half-Free Morel

Aotus lemurinus compared with Morchella punctipes

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Half-Free Morel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Half-Free Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aotidae	Morchellaceae
Genus	Aotus	Morchella
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Morchella punctipes

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Half-Free Morel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Half-Free Morel
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.

Half-Free Morel

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.