Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Needle Rust

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).