Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hamadryas baboon

Aotus lemurinus compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Papio
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hamadryas baboon
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.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia