Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs paddle grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Halophila decipiens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while paddle grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	paddle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aotidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Aotus	Halophila
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	paddle grass
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.

paddle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia