Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aotus	Chimarrogale
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.