Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Ocellated Emerald

Aotus lemurinus compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Aotus	Somatochlora
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Ocellated Emerald
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.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.