Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rough Speckled Shield Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Punctelia rudecta

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rough Speckled Shield Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rough Speckled Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aotidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Punctelia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Punctelia rudecta

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Speckled Shield Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rough Speckled Shield Lichen
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 Speckled Shield Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia