Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Least Puffball

Aotus lemurinus compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aotus	Bovista
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Least Puffball
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.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).