Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Peg Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aotidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Cladonia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peg Lichen
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.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.