Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Pitted beardgrass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pitted beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Bothriochloa
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Pitted beardgrass
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 beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador