Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sargasso Weed

Aotus lemurinus compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Sargasso Weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Aotidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Aotus	Sargassum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sargasso Weed
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.

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.