Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs myrtle willow

Aotus lemurinus compared with Salix myrsinites

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while myrtle willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	myrtle willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aotidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Aotus	Salix
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Salix myrsinites

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

myrtle willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	myrtle willow
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.