Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Pink Discus

Aotus lemurinus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aotidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Aotus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.