Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Krauss' spikemoss

Aotus lemurinus compared with Selaginella kraussiana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Krauss' spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Krauss' spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Aotidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Aotus	Selaginella
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Selaginella kraussiana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Krauss' spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Krauss' spikemoss
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.

Krauss' spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).