Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs scimitar-bean

Aotus lemurinus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aotus	Canavalia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).