Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Japanese Macaque

Aotus lemurinus compared with Macaca fuscata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Japanese Macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Japanese Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Macaca
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Macaca fuscata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Japanese Macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Japanese Macaque
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.

Japanese Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador