Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rust fungus

Aotus lemurinus compared with Puccinia brachypodii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rust fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rust fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Puccinia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Puccinia brachypodii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rust fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rust fungus
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.

Rust fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).