Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rough-faced shag

Aotus lemurinus compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Aotidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Aotus	Leucocarbo
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.