Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Plain Xenops

Aotus lemurinus compared with Xenops minutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Xenops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plain Xenops
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 Xenops

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Plain Xenops

Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) 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