Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dicrurus remifer

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Aotus	Dicrurus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dicrurus remifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
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 Racket-tailed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.