Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs mantled guereza

Aotus lemurinus compared with Colobus guereza

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while mantled guereza is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	mantled guereza
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Colobus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Colobus guereza

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and mantled guereza share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

mantled guereza

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	mantled guereza
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.

mantled guereza

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.