Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs jalap

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ipomoea purga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	jalap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aotidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aotus	Ipomoea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ipomoea purga

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

jalap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	jalap
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.

jalap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and Taiwan.