Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rugose Fork-Moss

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dicranum polysetum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rugose Fork-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rugose Fork-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Aotidae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Aotus	Dicranum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dicranum polysetum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rugose Fork-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rugose Fork-Moss
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.

Rugose Fork-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and United States.