Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Peruzzi’s Gagea

Aotus lemurinus compared with Gagea peruzzii

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Peruzzi’s Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aotidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Gagea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Gagea peruzzii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Peruzzi’s Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruzzi’s Gagea
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.