Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hoary Milkcap

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lactarius scoticus

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hoary Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hoary Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aotidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Aotus	Lactarius
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lactarius scoticus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hoary Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hoary Milkcap
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.