Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs oval-headed sedge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Carex microptera

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while oval-headed sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	oval-headed sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Carex
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Carex microptera

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

oval-headed sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	oval-headed sedge
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.

oval-headed sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.