Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Carex projecta

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Loose-Headed Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Carex
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Carex projecta

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
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.

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.