Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hidden-Scale Sedge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Carex cryptolepis

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hidden-Scale Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Carex
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Carex cryptolepis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hidden-Scale Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hidden-Scale Sedge
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.