Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Horse botfly

Aotus lemurinus compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Oestridae
Genus	Aotus	Gasterophilus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Horse botfly
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.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.