Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser devilray

Aotus lemurinus compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aotus	Mobula
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser devilray
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 devilray