Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Kurrajong

Aotus lemurinus compared with Brachychiton populneus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aotidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aotus	Brachychiton
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Brachychiton populneus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Kurrajong

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Kurrajong
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.

Kurrajong

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Italy, Spain), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador