Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Marsh Violet Rust

Aotus lemurinus compared with Puccinia fergussonii

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Marsh Violet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Violet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Puccinia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Puccinia fergussonii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh Violet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Marsh Violet Rust
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.