Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Hump-backed fly

Aotus lemurinus compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Phoridae
Genus	Aotus	Megaselia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Hump-backed fly
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.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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