Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Low Cyperus

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Low Cyperus
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	Cyperus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Low Cyperus
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.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.