Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aotus	Cryptotis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Merida Small-eared Shrew
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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela