Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs May grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Phalaris caroliniana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while May grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	May grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Phalaris
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Phalaris caroliniana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

May grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	May grass
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.

May grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Sweden.