Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Coucal

Aotus lemurinus compared with Centropus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lesser Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Aotus	Centropus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Coucal
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.

Lesser Coucal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.