Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Nighthawk

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chordeiles acutipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Nighthawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Aotus	Chordeiles
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chordeiles acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Nighthawk
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 Nighthawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) 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