Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hemiselmis anomala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Aotidae	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Aotus	Hemiselmis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hemiselmis anomala

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.