Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lesser Striped-Swallow

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cecropis abyssinica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Striped-Swallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Aotus	Cecropis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cecropis abyssinica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Striped-Swallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lesser Striped-Swallow
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 Striped-Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.