Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Lined Forest-Falcon

Aotus lemurinus compared with Micrastur gilvicollis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Lined Forest-Falcon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lined Forest-Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Falconidae
Genus	Aotus	Micrastur
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Micrastur gilvicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Lined Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Lined Forest-Falcon
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.

Lined Forest-Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela