Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hide Beetle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hide Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aotidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Aotus	Dermestes
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dermestes maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hide Beetle
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.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia