Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marsh tick

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Aotidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Aotus	Ixodes
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh tick
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.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.