Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs red-necked wallaby

Aotus lemurinus compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Aotidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Aotus	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	red-necked wallaby
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-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia