Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Orange Mycena

Aotus lemurinus compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Orange Mycena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aotus	Mycena
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Orange Mycena
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.

Orange Mycena

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.