Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs iron-grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aotidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Spermacoce
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia