Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs mountain paca

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Aotus	Cuniculus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	mountain paca
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.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela