Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Malabar nut

Aotus lemurinus compared with Justicia adhatoda

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Malabar nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aotidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Aotus	Justicia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malabar nut
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.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).