Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Mule Grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Bouteloua
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Mule Grass
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.

Mule Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela