Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Knopper Gall

Aotus lemurinus compared with Andricus quercuscalicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Knopper Gall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aotidae	Cynipidae
Genus	Aotus	Andricus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Andricus quercuscalicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Knopper Gall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Knopper Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Knopper Gall
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.

Knopper Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).