Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marbled False Truffle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Aotidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Aotus	Elaphomyces
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marbled False Truffle
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 False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).