Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aotidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Usnea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pitted Beard 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.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.