Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Portuguese Squill

Aotus lemurinus compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Portuguese Squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aotus	Scilla
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Portuguese Squill
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.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).