Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Rye Ergot

Aotus lemurinus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Aotidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Aotus	Claviceps
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).