Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Heath Puffball

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Heath Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aotus	Lycoperdon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Heath Puffball
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.