Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Aotidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Aotus	Hemiechinus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.