Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Plain Antvireo

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dysithamnus mentalis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Plain Antvireo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plain Antvireo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Aotus	Dysithamnus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dysithamnus mentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Plain Antvireo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Antvireo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plain Antvireo
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.

Plain Antvireo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Plain Antvireo

Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela