Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs sensitive joint-vetch

Aotus lemurinus compared with Aeschynomene virginica

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while sensitive joint-vetch is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	sensitive joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Aeschynomene virginica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

sensitive joint-vetch

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	sensitive joint-vetch
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.