Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Shade Moonwort

Aotus lemurinus compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aotidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aotus	Botrychium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.