Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marsh Stitchwort

Aotus lemurinus compared with Stellaria palustris

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Marsh Stitchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Stitchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aotidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aotus	Stellaria
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Stellaria palustris

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh Stitchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Stitchwort
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.