Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Parrotfeather

Aotus lemurinus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aotidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Aotus	Myriophyllum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia