Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Mottled Darner

Aotus lemurinus compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aotus	Aeshna
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mottled Darner
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.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.