Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Montane Colilargo

Aotus lemurinus compared with Microryzomys minutus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Montane Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Montane Colilargo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aotidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aotus	Microryzomys
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Microryzomys minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Montane Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Montane Colilargo
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.

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela