Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Onionweed

Aotus lemurinus compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Aotus	Asphodelus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Onionweed
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.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).