Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Northern needleleaf

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Northern needleleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Tillandsia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Northern needleleaf
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.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia