Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Aotus lemurinus compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Aotus	Saguinus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Saguinus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Mottle-faced Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia