Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs purple thorn

Aotus lemurinus compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while purple thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Geometridae
Genus	Aotus	Selenia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and purple thorn share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	purple thorn
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 thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.