Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs heath fritillary

Aotus lemurinus compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aotus	Melitaea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).