Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rusty Dot

Aotus lemurinus compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Crambidae
Genus	Aotus	Udea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).