Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs lowland paca

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aotidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Aotus	Cuniculus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela