Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs May River Red

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aotus	Dendrobium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	May River Red
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 River Red

Habitat

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