Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Aotus lemurinus compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aotidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Aotus	Amblysomus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Amblysomus hottentotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Hottentot Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.