Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Seneca Root

Aotus lemurinus compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Aotus	Polygala
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Seneca Root
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.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.