Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Karata

Aotus lemurinus compared with Furcraea tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Karata
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aotus	Furcraea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Furcraea tuberosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Karata

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Karata
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.

Karata

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.