Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Running Coua

Aotus lemurinus compared with Coua cursor

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Running Coua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Running Coua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Aotus	Coua
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Coua cursor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Running Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Running Coua
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.

Running Coua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.