Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Red-crested Turaco

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tauraco erythrolophus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red-crested Turaco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Musophagiformes (Musophagiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Musophagidae
Genus	Aotus	Tauraco
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tauraco erythrolophus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Red-crested Turaco share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Red-crested Turaco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red-crested Turaco
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-crested Turaco

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.