Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sand Saffron

Aotus lemurinus compared with Colchicum arenarium

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Sand Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aotidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aotus	Colchicum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sand Saffron
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 Saffron

Habitat

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