Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs pecan-nut

Aotus lemurinus compared with Carya illinoinensis

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while pecan-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	pecan-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aotidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Aotus	Carya
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Carya illinoinensis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

pecan-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	pecan-nut
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.