Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Peruvian primrose-willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aotidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Aotus	Ludwigia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruvian primrose-willow
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.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia