Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Oxbow Diving Beetle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hydroporus rufifrons

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Oxbow Diving Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aotidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Aotus	Hydroporus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hydroporus rufifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Oxbow Diving Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Oxbow Diving Beetle
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.

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.