Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Salento Iris

Aotus lemurinus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aotidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aotus	Iris
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.