Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Pale Sunflower

Aotus lemurinus compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aotus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pale Sunflower
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.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).