Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rufous-breasted Antthrush

Aotus lemurinus compared with Formicarius rufipectus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rufous-breasted Antthrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous-breasted Antthrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Formicariidae
Genus	Aotus	Formicarius
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Formicarius rufipectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Rufous-breasted Antthrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rufous-breasted Antthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous-breasted Antthrush
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.

Rufous-breasted Antthrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela