Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lacquered Bracket

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aotidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aotus	Ganoderma
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).