Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Maculated Sedge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cyperus maculatus

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Maculated Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Maculated 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	Cyperus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cyperus maculatus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Maculated 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.