Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Red ash

Aotus lemurinus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Aotus	Alphitonia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.