Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rare Spring-Sedge

Aotus lemurinus compared with Carex ericetorum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rare Spring-Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rare Spring-Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aotus	Carex
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Carex ericetorum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rare Spring-Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rare Spring-Sedge
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.

Rare Spring-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.