Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marsh Valerian

Aotus lemurinus compared with Valeriana dioica

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Marsh Valerian is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aotidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Valeriana
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Valeriana dioica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh Valerian

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Valerian
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.