Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Leopard Chimaera

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chimaera panthera

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Leopard Chimaera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Leopard Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Aotidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Aotus	Chimaera
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chimaera panthera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Leopard Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Leopard Chimaera
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.