Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Red-Banded Polypore

Aotus lemurinus compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aotidae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Aotus	Fomitopsis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red-Banded Polypore
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-Banded Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).