Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marbled catshark

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Marbled catshark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marbled catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Hemiscylliidae
Genus	Aotus	Hemiscyllium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Marbled catshark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marbled catshark
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.

Marbled catshark