Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Midge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Aotus	Dasineura
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.