Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lakeshore nutrush

Aotus lemurinus compared with Scleria lacustris

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lakeshore nutrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lakeshore nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Scleria
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Scleria lacustris

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lakeshore nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lakeshore nutrush
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.