Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Purple-breasted Cotinga

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cotinga cotinga

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Purple-breasted Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Purple-breasted Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Aotus	Cotinga
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cotinga cotinga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Purple-breasted Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Purple-breasted Cotinga
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.

Purple-breasted Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela