Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lazuline Sabrewing

Aotus lemurinus compared with Campylopterus falcatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lazuline Sabrewing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lazuline Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Aotus	Campylopterus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Campylopterus falcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Lazuline Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lazuline Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lazuline Sabrewing
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.

Lazuline Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela