Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Plain-backed Antpitta

Aotus lemurinus compared with Grallaria haplonota

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plain-backed Antpitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Grallariidae
Genus	Aotus	Grallaria
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Grallaria haplonota

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Plain-backed Antpitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plain-backed Antpitta
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-backed Antpitta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela