Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Greenlet

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hylophilus decurtatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Greenlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Vireonidae
Genus	Aotus	Hylophilus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hylophilus decurtatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Greenlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Greenlet
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 Greenlet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia