Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Redroot amaranth

Aotus lemurinus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aotidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aotus	Amaranthus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela