Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Moondust Speckled Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Punctelia caseana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Moondust Speckled Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Moondust Speckled Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aotidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Punctelia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Punctelia caseana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Moondust Speckled Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Moondust Speckled 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.

Moondust Speckled Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.