Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Plum Rust

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Tranzschelia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).