Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Aotidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Aotus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mealy Shadow Lichen
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.

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia