Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Phayre's leaf monkey

Aotus lemurinus compared with Trachypithecus phayrei

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Phayre's leaf monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Trachypithecus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Trachypithecus phayrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Phayre's leaf monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Phayre's leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Phayre's leaf monkey
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.

Phayre's leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.