Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs scratch grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.