Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Kotschy's Ophrys

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ophrys kotschyi

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Kotschy's Ophrys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kotschy's Ophrys
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aotus	Ophrys
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ophrys kotschyi

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Kotschy's Ophrys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kotschy's Ophrys
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.

Kotschy's Ophrys

Habitat

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