Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs sand muhly

Aotus lemurinus compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while sand muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.