Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Monkey-thorn

Aotus lemurinus compared with Senegalia galpinii

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Monkey-thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Monkey-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aotus	Senegalia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Senegalia galpinii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Monkey-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Monkey-thorn
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.