Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Root-headed Centaury

Aotus lemurinus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aotus	Centaurea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Root-headed Centaury
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.