Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Malagasy civet

Aotus lemurinus compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aotidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Aotus	Fossa
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.