Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Headfly

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Muscidae
Genus	Aotus	Hydrotaea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.