Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Malayan civet

Aotus lemurinus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malayan 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	Viverridae
Genus	Aotus	Viverra
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Malayan 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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.