Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Redstem Cassava

Aotus lemurinus compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aotidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Manihot
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Redstem Cassava
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.