Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Puna Ibis

Aotus lemurinus compared with Plegadis ridgwayi

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Puna Ibis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Puna Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Aotidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Aotus	Plegadis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Plegadis ridgwayi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Puna Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Puna Ibis
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.

Puna Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Puna Ibis

Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) 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 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador