Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Khakiweed

Aotus lemurinus compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Khakiweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aotidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aotus	Alternanthera
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Khakiweed
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.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia