Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Palawan Treeshrew

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Aotidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Aotus	Tupaia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.