Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Scaly Stalkball

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aotus	Tulostoma
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scaly Stalkball
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.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.