Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Root Rot

Aotus lemurinus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aotidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Aotus	Heterobasidion
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.