Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lacustrine Vole

Aotus lemurinus compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aotidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aotus	Microtus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Lacustrine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lacustrine Vole
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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.