Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lentil Shanklet

Aotus lemurinus compared with Collybia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lentil Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lentil Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aotus	Collybia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Collybia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lentil Shanklet
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.

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

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