Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Prickled ray

Aotus lemurinus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Rajidae
Genus	Aotus	Malacoraja
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray