Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Goldfinch

Aotus lemurinus compared with Spinus psaltria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Goldfinch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Aotus	Spinus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Spinus psaltria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Goldfinch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Goldfinch
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 Goldfinch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela