Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Scarce Notchwort

Aotus lemurinus compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Scarce Notchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aotidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Mesoptychia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scarce Notchwort
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.