Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rufous Piha

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lipaugus unirufus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous Piha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Aotus	Lipaugus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lipaugus unirufus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rufous Piha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous Piha
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 Piha

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador