Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Aotus lemurinus compared with Heteranthera reniformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kidneyleaf mudplantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Aotidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Heteranthera
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Heteranthera reniformis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kidneyleaf mudplantain
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.

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia