Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs red lemur

Aotus lemurinus compared with Eulemur rufus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	red lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Aotus	Eulemur
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Eulemur rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and red lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

red lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	red lemur
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 lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.