Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Red valerian

Aotus lemurinus compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Red valerian is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aotidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Centranthus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Red valerian
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 valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.