Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rufous-tailed Flatbill

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ramphotrigon ruficauda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous-tailed Flatbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Aotus	Ramphotrigon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ramphotrigon ruficauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rufous-tailed Flatbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rufous-tailed Flatbill
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-tailed Flatbill

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