Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Star-thistle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aotus	Centaurea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Star-thistle
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.