Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Oval Spike-Rush

Aotus lemurinus compared with Eleocharis ovata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Oval Spike-Rush is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Oval Spike-Rush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Eleocharis ovata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Oval Spike-Rush

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Oval Spike-Rush
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 Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.